What's the difference between boatbill and broadbill?

Boatbill


Definition:

  • (n.) A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.
  • (n.) A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.

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Broadbill


Definition:

  • (n.) A wild duck (Aythya, / 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.
  • (n.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.

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