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noun
A form of heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, native to Central and South America
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Either of two species of passerine birds in the genus Machaerirhynchus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
tropical American heron related to night herons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius
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Broader terms: heron
History
From boat + bill.
Across languages
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