Boatbills

/ˈboʊtbɪlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of boatbill; multiple birds of the boatbill species or variety.

Etymology

Simple plural form of 'boatbill' using the standard English '-s' ending.

Kelly Says

When you encounter 'boatbills' in natural history texts, you're reading about one of nature's most distinctively named creatures—a reminder that naturalists often named animals based on what they literally looked like.

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