1. Small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
   "The vibrant green broadbill was barely visible among the leaves"
    
2. Freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill
   "The broadbill filtered tiny organisms from the marsh water";
   - shoveler [US], shoveller, Anas clypeata
    
3. Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
   "Broadbills congregated in the bay during migration";
   - scaup, scaup duck, bluebill
    
4. Tropical American heron related to night herons
   "The broadbill heron's wide, scoop-like bill is adapted for catching fish";
   - boatbill, boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius

Derived forms: broadbills

Type of: duck, heron, passeriform bird, passerine

Part of: Anas, Aythya, Cochlearius, Eurylaimidae, family Eurylaimidae, genus Anas, genus Aythya, genus Cochlearius

Encyclopedia: Broadbill