The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
   1. A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical
      parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat
      with the keel uppermost.
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   2. A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus.
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