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boat-billed heron

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boat-billed heron  (btbld)
n.
See boatbill.
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Noun1.boat-billed heron - tropical American heron related to night heronsboat-billed heron - tropical American heron related to night herons
boatbill, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius
heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Cochlearius, genus Cochlearius - boatbills
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Byline: Terry Wilson Chicago Tribune Of all the sounds in the Amazon's night chorus, the enthusiastic and masculine "wow" uttered by a boat-billed heron as it digested frogs, or marveled at the night's selection, was a favorite.
SYMPHONY OF NATURE ASSAILS CAMPERS ALONG THE AMAZON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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