cancroma cochlearia

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cancroma cochlearia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
     1. A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical
        parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat
        with the keel uppermost.
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     2. A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.
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