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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 sense 1a

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