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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

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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.

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