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Meanings of broadbill in anglès

rus
eurylaimi
portuguès
eurylaimidae
espanyol
eurylaimidae
català
eurilaimid
Wikidata

Family of birds.

Related terms
eurilaimid
català
ànec cullerot

Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill.

ànec cullerot

Tropical American heron related to night herons.

Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.

Synonyms
Examples for "boatbill"
Examples for "boatbill"
1
Bonaparte regards it as intermediate between the pelican and the boatbill.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
2
An osteological examination leads Parker to place the balæniceps near the boatbill, and the present classification is based upon that opinion.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
3
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
Usage of broadbill in anglès
1
It could have been a marlin or a broadbill or a shark.
The old man and the sea
2
That would not have mattered if I had not hurt my back in an eleven-hour fight with a giant broadbill swordfish.
Tales of lonely trails