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broadbill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
broad-bill
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.

noun

Any of several small passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's broadbills) or Calyptomenidae (African and green broadbills).

noun

A swordfish, Xiphias gladius.

Etymology

From broad + bill.

Inflected Forms

broadbills (plural)

Phrases

African broadbill Asian broadbill Grauer's broadbill green broadbill

Synonyms

shoveler shoveller anas clypeata spatula clypeata scaup scaup duck bluebill boatbill boat-billed heron cochlearius cochlearius

Questions

What does broadbill mean?
Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
Where does broadbill come from?
From broad + bill.

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