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broadbill

broadbill noun: any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.

Noun

broadbill (plural broadbills)

  1. Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
  2. Any of several small passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's broadbills) or Calyptomenidae (African and green broadbills).
  3. A swordfish, Xiphias gladius.

Forms of broadbill

pluralbroadbills

Origin of broadbill

From broad + bill.

Words formed from broadbill

Questions about broadbill

What does broadbill mean?
Broadbill means any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
What part of speech is broadbill?
Broadbill is a noun.
What is the plural of broadbill?
The plural of broadbill is broadbills.

Words near broadbill in the dictionary

  1. broadbands
  2. broadbean
  3. broadbeans
  4. Broadbent
  5. Broadbents
  6. broadbill
  7. broadbills
  8. Broadbottom
  9. Broadbridge
  10. broadbrim
  11. broadbrimmed

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