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Webster 1913 Edition


Broadbill

Broad′billˊ

,
Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
A wild duck (
Aythya marila
, 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.
(Zool.)
The shoveler. See
Shoveler
.

Definition 2024


broadbill

broadbill

English

Noun

broadbill (plural broadbills)

  1. Any of several ducks, having a broad bill, including the shoveler
  2. Any of several small passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae.

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