broadbill

[ brawd-bil ]

/ ˈbrɔdˌbɪl /

noun

any of several small, often brightly colored passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae, of the Old World tropics, having a broad, flattened bill².

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

Origin of broadbill

First recorded in 1625–35; broad + bill²

Words nearby broadbill

broadax, broadband, broad-based, broad bean, Broadbent's sign, broadbill, broadbrim, broad-brush, broadcast, broadcaster, broadcasting

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Example sentences from the Web for broadbill

There were eight broadbill swordfish hooked at Avalon during the summer, and not one brought to gaff.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
This broadbill was seen only on two occasions at the Cocoa Research Station, both times at the edge of the primary forest.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson
He quit, same as he quit the first day out, when I hooked the broadbill and the reel froze.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
And I concluded I had been rather unlucky to start on a broadbill at the very beginning.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

The first broadbill I sighted had a skinned tail, and evidently had been in a battle of some kind.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for broadbill

broadbill

/ (ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl) /

noun

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

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

US another name for swordfish

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	broadbill
释义	broadbill [ brawd-bil ] / ˈbrɔdˌbɪl / noun any of several small, often brightly colored passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae, of the Old World tropics, having a broad, flattened bill². any of various birds with a broad bill, as the scaup duck, shoveler, and spoonbill. Origin of broadbill First recorded in 1625–35; broad + bill² Words nearby broadbill broadax, broadband, broad-based, broad bean, Broadbent's sign, broadbill, broadbrim, broad-brush, broadcast, broadcaster, broadcasting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for broadbill There were eight broadbill swordfish hooked at Avalon during the summer, and not one brought to gaff. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey This broadbill was seen only on two occasions at the Cocoa Research Station, both times at the edge of the primary forest. Birds from North Borneo\|Max C. Thompson He quit, same as he quit the first day out, when I hooked the broadbill and the reel froze. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey And I concluded I had been rather unlucky to start on a broadbill at the very beginning. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey The first broadbill I sighted had a skinned tail, and evidently had been in a battle of some kind. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey British Dictionary definitions for broadbill broadbill / (ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl) / noun any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae, of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill US any of various wide-billed birds, such as the scaup and shoveler US another name for swordfish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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