Thesaurus: broadbill

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1. n. A wild duck (Aythya, / 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.
2. n. The shoveler. See Shoveler.
3. n. tropical American heron related to night herons
4. n. diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
5. n. freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill
6. n. small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
7. 1. (Zoöl.) 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. 2. (Zoöl.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.
8. A wild duck (Aythya, or Fuligula, marila), which appears inlarge numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. SeeScaup duck.
9. n. A wild duck (Aythya, / 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. n. The shoveler. See Shoveler.