About The Word Duckbill

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Duckbill to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Duckbill definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Duckbill

Duckbill Meaning & Definition
Duckbill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Duckbill?

[n] small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
[n] primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
[adj] having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Duckbill: beaked | duck-billed | duckbilled platypus | duck-billed platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | paddlefish | platypus | Polyodon spathula

Related Terms | Find terms related to Duckbill:

See Also | egg-laying mammal | ganoid | ganoid fish | genus Ornithorhynchus | genus Polyodon | monotreme | Ornithorhynchus | Polyodon

Duckbill In Webster's Dictionary

\Duck"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}, n.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Captain ‐ a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the…
  • Nicotiana alata ‐ South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant…
  • Suborder theropoda ‐ carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic…
  • Stillborn ‐ (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn;…
  • Commonwealth ‐ a politically organized body of people under a single government;…
  • Cash account ‐ an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are…
  • Roadman ‐ a workman who is employed to repair roads [n] a salesman who…
  • Yardman ‐ a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns) [n]…
  • Eschrichtius robustus ‐ medium-sized grayish-black whale of the…
  • Papistic ‐ of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic…
Crossword Dictionary