/ Dictionary / Index B boatbill: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: boat•bill Pronunciation: (bōt'bil"), [key] — n. a wading bird, Cochlearius cochlearius, of tropical America, related to the herons, having a broad bill resembling an inverted boat. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: boatbill (Thesaurus) boat bed boat bug Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language