Broad·bill n.
 1. Zool. A wild duck (Aythya marila, or Fuligula marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
 2. Zool. The shoveler. See Shoveler.
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 broadbill
      n 1: tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: boatbill,
            boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius]
      2: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
         [syn: scaup, scaup duck, bluebill]
      3: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
         flat bill [syn: shoveler, shoveller, Anas clypeata]
      4: small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage
         and short wide bills