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English noun: broadbill

1. broadbill (animal) tropical American heron related to night herons


Synonymsboat-billed heron, boatbill, Cochlearius cochlearius


Broader (hypernym)heron


Member meronymCochlearius, genus Cochlearius

2. broadbill (animal) diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill


Synonymsbluebill, scaup, scaup duck


Broader (hypernym)duck


Narrower (hyponym)Aythya affinis, Aythya marila, greater scaup, lake duck, lesser scaup, lesser scaup duck


Member meronymAythya, genus Aythya

3. broadbill (animal) freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill


SynonymsAnas clypeata, shoveler, shoveller


Broader (hypernym)duck


Member meronymAnas, genus Anas

4. broadbill (animal) small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills


Broader (hypernym)passeriform bird, passerine


Member meronymEurylaimidae, family Eurylaimidae









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