noun
Meaning 1
Any of the genus Aythya of scaups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bluebill
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General-American: /ˈbluˌbɪl/
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the genus Spermophaga of estrildid finches found in tropical Africa.
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noun
Meaning 3
diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scaup, scaup duck, broadbill
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duck
Narrower terms: greater scaup, Aythya marila, lesser scaup, lesser scaup duck, lake duck, Aythya affinis
History
Etymology
From blue + bill.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sotka — Aythya
- Russian: че́рнеть морска́я (čérnetʹ morskája) — Aythya
- Lower Tanana: noltthuya — Aythya
- Finnish: sininokka — Spermophaga