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boatbill

[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 + bill²

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boatbill or boat-billed heron (ˈbəʊtˌbɪl)

—n
	a nocturnal tropical American wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, similar to the night herons but with a broad flattened bill: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes

boat-billed heron or boat-billed heron

—n

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