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bluebill

[ bloo-bil ]

noun

  1. the scaup duck.


bluebill

/ ˈːˌɪ /

noun

  1. another name for scaup
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of bluebill1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; blue + bill 2
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“It was all different species - mostly bluebills, but there were mallards, buffleheads, teal. It must have been an epic migration.”

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“It was all different species — mostly bluebills, but there were mallards, buffleheads, teal. It must have been an epic migration.”

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Diving ducks like canvasbacks, redheads, bluebills and buffleheads are among the most common birds bagged, Tarasovitch said.

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One of the snails harbored the parasite that primarily kills coots and scaup, also known as bluebills.

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In ducks, there are mallards, black, wood, mandarin, blue and green winged teal, widgeon, redhead, pin-tail, bluebill, gadwell, call and many others.

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