'Fuligula marila' definitions:
Definition of 'Fuligula marila'
From: GCIDE
- Bluebill \Blue"bill`\, n. (Zool.) A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (Fuligula marila and Fuligula affinis) are common. See Scaup duck. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fuligula marila'
From: GCIDE
- Broadbill \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The shoveler. See Shoveler. [1913 Webster]