boat-billed heron
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boat-billed heron
(bōt′bĭld′)n.
A tropical American wading bird (Cochlearius cochlearius) having a large bill shaped like an inverted boat.
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Noun | 1. | boat-billed heron - tropical American heron related to night herons heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill Cochlearius, genus Cochlearius - boatbills |
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