boatbill n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: {boatbill}, {boat-billed heron}, {broadbill}, {Cochlearius cochlearius}]
Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (Zool.) 1. A wading bird ({Cancroma cochlearia}) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost. [1913 Webster] 2. A perching bird of India, of the genus {Eurylaimus}. [1913 Webster]