broadbill

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noun

Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.

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boatbillboat-billed heronCochlearius cochleariusscaupscaup duckbluebillshovelershoveller
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Meanings

nounbroadbill (plural broadbills)

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 (Asian and Grauer's broadbills) or Calyptomenidae (African and green broadbills).
  3. A swordfish, Xiphias gladius.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical American heron related to night herons

Similar
boatbillboat-billed heronCochlearius cochlearius
Broader
heron

noundiving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill

Similar
scaupscaup duckbluebill
Broader
duck

nounfreshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill

Similar
shovelershovellerAnas clypeataSpatula clypeata
Broader
duck
Also see
bluebillboatbillscaupshovelershoveller

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From broad + bill.

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Translations

Finnish lapasorsa (shoveler), lapasotka (scaup)
  • lapasorsa (shoveler)broad-billed duck
  • lapasotka (scaup)broad-billed duck
  • harlekiinibird of the family Eurylaimidae or Calyptomenidae
  • leveänokkaharlekiini (Calyptomenidae)bird of the family Eurylaimidae or Calyptomenidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

billboard
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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