Broadbill

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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