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Noun: boat-billed heron
  1. Tropical American heron related to night herons
    "The boat-billed heron's unusually wide bill helps it scoop up fish and crustaceans";
    - boatbill, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius

Derived forms: boat-billed herons

Type of: heron

Part of: Cochlearius, genus Cochlearius

Encyclopedia: Boat-billed heron