Definition of boatbills Boatbills

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Noun Plural: boatbills
boatbill - 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

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boatbill (Noun)
A form of heron, Cochlearius cochlearius , native to Central and South America.

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