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

Words nearby boatbill

boast, boaster, boastful, boat, boatage, boatbill, boat bug, boatbuilder, boat deck, boat drill, boatel

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Example sentences from the Web for boatbill

Whoever has once set eyes on the Boatbill or Savacou (Fig. 140) will never forget the bird, or confound it with any other.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
If we listen to Reinhurdt, we must place it, not alongside of the boatbill, but alongside of the African genus Scopus.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various
Bonaparte regards it as intermediate between the pelican and the boatbill.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various

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

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单词	boatbill
释义	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 Words nearby boatbill boast, boaster, boastful, boat, boatage, boatbill, boat bug, boatbuilder, boat deck, boat drill, boatel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boatbill Whoever has once set eyes on the Boatbill or Savacou (Fig. 140) will never forget the bird, or confound it with any other. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier If we listen to Reinhurdt, we must place it, not alongside of the boatbill, but alongside of the African genus Scopus. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891\|Various Bonaparte regards it as intermediate between the pelican and the boatbill. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891\|Various 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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