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

  • Succulent ‐ a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy…
  • Trade unioniam ‐ the system or principles and theory of…
  • Isurus oxyrhincus ‐ very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters;…
  • Crosscut saw ‐ handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or…
  • Spindle tree ‐ any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having…
  • Blustering(a) ‐ blowing in loud and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous)…
  • Cd8 t cell ‐ T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface…
  • Genus abrocoma ‐ abrocomes
  • Unstuff ‐ cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in…
  • Coragyps ‐ a genus of…