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BOAT-BILLED HERON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical American heron related to night herons
Synonyms:
boat-billed heron; boatbill; broadbill; Cochlearius cochlearius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("boat-billed heron" is a kind of...):
heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill)
Holonyms ("boat-billed heron" is a member of...):
Cochlearius; genus Cochlearius (boatbills)