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Boatbill

Boat′billˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
1.
A wading bird (
Cancroma cochlearia
) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.
2.
A perching bird of India, of the genus
Eurylaimus
.

Definition 2024


boatbill

boatbill

English

Noun

boatbill (plural boatbills)

  1. A form of heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, native to Central and South America

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