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boat billed heron

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boat⋅bill

[boht-bil]
–noun
a wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, of tropical America, related to the herons, having a broad bill resembling an inverted boat.
Also called boat-billed heron [boht-bild] .


Origin:
1770–80; boat + bill 2
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