broadbill
broadbill · broadbills
Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shovelerAny of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill
Any of several small passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's broadbills) or Calyptomenidae (African and green broadbills).
A swordfish, Xiphias gladius.
Origin
From broad + bill.From broad + bill.
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Forms
plural: broadbills| Singular | broadbill |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill:shovelershovellerAnas clypeata
- tropical American heron related to night herons:boatbillboat-billed heronCochlearius cochlearius
- diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill:scaupscaup duckbluebill
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgreen broadbill