Noun: boatbill 'bowt,bil
- Tropical American heron related to night herons
"The boatbill heron's wide, scoop-like bill is adapted for catching fish";
- boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius
Derived forms: boatbills
Type of: heron
Part of: Cochlearius, genus Cochlearius
Encyclopedia: Boatbill