Duckbill

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Polyodon spathula, one of the ganoid fishes of the order Salachostomi. Two species are known inhabiting fresh waters of the United States and China.
  • noun. The duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, a monotrematous oviparous mammal of Australia, having a horny beak like a duck's, whence the name. Also duck-mole. See Ornithorhynchus.
  • noun. Same as duck-billed speculum (which see, under speculum).
  • noun. [In allusion to the shape of the toe.] A broad-toed shoe of the fifteenth century.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See Duck mole, under duck, n.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The duck-billed platypus.
  • noun. The hadrosaur.
  • noun. The paddlefish.
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  • noun. small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
  • noun. primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
  • adjective. having a beak resembling that of a duck
    • Word Usage
    "Walter: re the big Darne: it does indeed have rifle sights in what they call a "duckbill" or half rib."
    Equivalent
    beaked  
    Form
    duck-billed  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    egg-laying mammal  ganoid  ganoid fish  monotreme  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    briann  dog-sized  duck-billed  gas-guzzling  hornets'  
    variant
    duck  
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