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Cancroma cochlearia

Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)

  1. A wading bird ( Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.

  2. A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.