Bōat'-bĭll, n.

n. [boat and bill.] (Ornith.) (a.) A species of bird, the Cancroma cochlearia, of the order of Waders, a native of the tropical parts of South America. It has a bill four inches long, not unlike a boat with the keel uppermost, or like the bowls of two spoons placed with the hollow parts toward each other. (b.) A species of Eurylaimus, of the order of Perchers, natives of India. Baird.