| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,731,464,667 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
broadbill |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.02 sec. |
broadbillPrimitive perching bird of the family Eurylaimidae, found in Africa and South Asia. Broadbills are forest birds and are often found near water. They are gregarious and noisy, have brilliant coloration and wide bills, and feed largely on insects. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
| As denizens of the deep go, the Atlantic broadbill can't hold a candlefish to the great white shark, the barracuda or the giant squid. 3) A broadbill landed with rod and reel, 355 pounds, in 1913. So when a broadbill was spotted during an East Cape trip being filmed for a segment of ``Inside Sportfishing,'' a bait was naturally tossed on it. |
| Hutchinson Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|