boatbill

[ boht-bil ]
/ ˈboʊtˌbɪl /

noun

a wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, of tropical America, related to the herons, having a broad bill resembling an inverted boat.
Also called boat-billed heron [boht-bild] /ˈboʊtˌbɪld/.

Origin of boatbill

First recorded in 1770–80; boat + bill2

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British Dictionary definitions for boatbill

boatbill

boat-billed heron

/ (ˈbəʊtˌbɪl) /

noun

a nocturnal tropical American wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, similar to the night herons but with a broad flattened bill: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes