broadbill

4 definitions found

broadbill - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scaup \Scaup\ (sk[add]p), n. [See Scalp a bed of oysters or
     mussels.]
     1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]
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     2. (Zool.) A scaup duck. See below.
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     Scaup duck (Zool.), any one of several species of northern
        ducks of the genus Aythya, or Fuligula. The adult
        males are, in large part, black. The three North American
        species are: the greater scaup duck (Aythya marila, var.
        nearctica), called also broadbill, bluebill,
        blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft  duck
        ; the lesser scaup duck (Aythya affinis), called
        also little bluebill, river broadbill, and shuffler;
        the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck (Aythya  collaris
        ), called also black jack, ringneck,
        ringbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. See Illust. of
        Ring-necked duck, under Ring-necked. The common
        European scaup, or mussel, duck (Aythya marila), closely
        resembles the American variety.
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  Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
     1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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     2. (Zool.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of
        Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
        the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
        blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
        neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill,
        shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler,
        or shovel-nosed duck (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar
        species.
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  Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.
     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.
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     2. (Zool.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.
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broadbill - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  broadbill
      n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn:
           boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius
           ]
      2: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill [syn:
         scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill]
      3: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
         flat bill [syn: shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas   clypeata
         ]
      4: small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage
         and short wide bills