Definition of Broadbill

1. Noun. Tropical American heron related to night herons.

Exact synonyms: Boat-billed Heron, Boatbill, Cochlearius Cochlearius
Generic synonyms: Heron
Group relationships: Cochlearius, Genus Cochlearius

2. Noun. Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.
Exact synonyms: Bluebill, Scaup, Scaup Duck
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Aythya, Genus Aythya
Specialized synonyms: Aythya Marila, Greater Scaup, Aythya Affinis, Lake Duck, Lesser Scaup, Lesser Scaup Duck

3. Noun. Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill.
Exact synonyms: Anas Clypeata, Shoveler, Shoveller
Generic synonyms: Duck
Group relationships: Anas, Genus Anas

4. Noun. Small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills.
Generic synonyms: Passeriform Bird, Passerine
Group relationships: Eurylaimidae, Family Eurylaimidae

Definition of Broadbill

1. n. A wild duck (Aythya, or Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.

Definition of Broadbill

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Broadbill

1. 1. A wild duck (Aythya, or Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn. Synonym: bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck. 2. The shoveler. See Shoveler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broadbill

broad-minded
broad-mindedly
broad-mindedness
broad-shouldered
broadax
broadaxe
broadaxes
broadband
broadbands
broadbean
broadbeans
Broadbent
Broadbent's law
Broadbent's sign
broadbill (current term)
broadbill (current term)
broadbills
broadcast
broadcast
broadcasted
broadcaster
broadcasters
broadcasting
broadcasting company
broadcasting studio
broadcasts
broadcast area
broadcast burn
broadcast journalist
broadcast medium

Other Resources:

Search for Broadbill on Dictionary.com!Search for Broadbill on Thesaurus.com!Search for Broadbill on Google!Search for Broadbill on Wikipedia!

Search