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boatbill
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boat·bill  (btbl)
n.
A tropical American wading bird (Cochlearius cochlearius) having a large bill shaped like an inverted boat. Also called boat-billed heron.
boatbill [ˈbəʊtˌbɪl], boat-billed heron
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a nocturnal tropical American wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, similar to the night herons but with a broad flattened bill: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
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Noun1.boatbillboatbill - tropical American heron related to night herons
boat-billed heron, 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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