boatbill
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- tropical American heron related to night heronsSynonyms: boat-billed heronbroadbillCochlearius cochlearius
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (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. [1913 Webster]
2.A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus. [1913 Webster]