Definition of Broadbills

1. Noun. (plural of broadbill) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Broadbills

1. broadbill [n] - See also: broadbill

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broadbills

broad seal
broad shoulders
broad spectrum
broad spectrum antibiotic
broad strokes
broad sword
broadacre
broadax
broadaxe
broadaxes
broadband
broadbands
broadbean
broadbeans
broadbill
broadbills (current term)
broadbrim
broadbrimmed
broadbrims
broadcast
broadcast-station
broadcast area
broadcast burn
broadcast delay
broadcast delays
broadcast journalist
broadcast medium
broadcast seeding
broadcast station
broadcast stations

Literary usage of Broadbills

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The female is yellowish gray above, obscurely mottled, and the breast and under parts buff with dark spots. THE broadbills Family ..."

2. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1895)
"... fpd, flexor profundus digitorum; V, vinculum. (Forbes, PZS 1880, p. 382.) ascertained, apd the only question remaining is whether the broadbills should ..."

3. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by Erik Maijaard (2005)
"Others are not listed but are much affected by logging 4 trogons and 2 broadbills are listed as LR/nr Although pheasants are probably quite tolerant of the ..."

4. The Wild Flowers by Charles Bradford (1901)
"young friend hid down snugly in the hay at the bottom of their shelter, as the old bayman shouted back: " broadbills, an' a-comin' this way, ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"... is found on the lower parts of the rivers; a larger one seems to live in the thick jungle entirely; then there are barbets, broadbills, and sunbirds. ..."

6. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"... but seemed to feel out of place, keeping a little apart. November i. Twenty-five broadbills (Avi/iva marita ..."

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