noun
- plural of boatbill; large wading birds with broad, flattened bills shaped like an upside-down boat
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- The boatbills stood motionless in the shallow water, waiting for fish to swim by.
- Researchers observed several boatbills nesting in the mangrove trees.
- The distinctive boat-shaped bills of these boatbills help them catch prey in muddy water.
- Boatbills are nocturnal hunters found in Central and South America.
- The wildlife sanctuary protects important breeding grounds for boatbills.
- Photographers traveled to Costa Rica hoping to capture images of boatbills in their natural habitat.