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broadbill
noun
Definition of broadbill
1 : any of several ducks with rather wide flat bills: such as a : scaup duck b : shoveler
2 : any of certain Old World birds (suborder Eurylaimidae) with a wide short bill, often bright plumage, and sluggish habits
3 : any of several flycatchers (genus Myiagra) of the southwest Pacific
4 or broadbill swordfish : swordfish 1a
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