broadbill

American  

[brawd-bil] / ˈbrɔdˌbɪl /

noun

1. any of several small, often brightly colored passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae, of the Old World tropics, having a broad, flattened bill.

2. any of various birds with a broad bill, as the scaup duck, shoveler, and spoonbill.

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broadbill British  

/ ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl /

noun

1. any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae , of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill

2. any of various wide-billed birds, such as the scaup and shoveler

3. another name for swordfish

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Etymology

Origin of broadbill

First recorded in 1625–35; broad + bill ²

Example Sentences

Wire When a flock of teal or broadbill flares past, most duck gunners would swear� especially if they have missed their shots� that the birds were moving 75 to 100 m. p. h.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taxidermist Parker, no novice at fish painting, once tinted a broadbill purple for R. H. Grey, brother of Author Zane Grey, who assured her that was the way they looked under water.

From Time Magazine Archive

The broadbill is an aggressive fish, to put it mildly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another fisherman lost his broadbill when, after a three-hour battle, it turned and rammed the boat three times.

From Time Magazine Archive

It could have been a marlin or a broadbill or a shark.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway