boatbill

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noun

A form of heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, native to Central and South America

Similar
boat-billed heronbroadbillCochlearius cochlearius
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Meanings

nounboatbill (plural boatbills)

plural boatbills

  1. A form of heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, native to Central and South America
  2. Either of two species of passerine birds in the genus Machaerirhynchus

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical American heron related to night herons

Similar
boat-billed heronbroadbillCochlearius cochlearius
Broader
heron
Also see
broadbill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From boat + bill.

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Translations

Catalan martinet cullerot
  • martinet cullerotheron
Czech volavčík člunozobý
  • volavčík člunozobýheron
German Kahnschnabelreiher
  • Kahnschnabelreiherheron
Polish rakojad
  • rakojadheron
Russian челноклю́в
  • челноклю́в (čelnokljúv)heron
Swedish båtnäbb
  • båtnäbbheron
Vietnamese diệc mỏ thuyền
  • diệc mỏ thuyềnheron
Cite this entry
APA

boatbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatbill

MLA

“boatbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatbill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boatbill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatbill.

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