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broadbill
/ ˈɔːˌɪ /
noun
any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae , of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
any of various wide-billed birds, such as the scaup and shoveler
another name for swordfish
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of broadbill1
Example Sentences
Aside from the frogmouth, other popular birds on Instagram include touracos — fruit-eating birds with striking pigments that are found in Africa — as well as pigeons, magpies and broadbills.
I enjoyed the restaurant’s signature plate of teriyaki wahoo and the house drink, a Bloody Mary of course, while my husband loved trying meka, a broadbill swordfish found in the South Pacific.
It could have been a marlin or a broadbill or a shark.
Southampton police say the black and broadbill duck population on Long Island is dwindling.
The trend was less severe for birds, but still included creatures like the green-colored Hose's broadbill of Malaysia and Indonesia, which has suffered declines in its forest habitat.
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