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Adjective: duckbill 'dúk`bil- Having a beak resembling that of a duck
- duck-billed Noun: duckbill 'dúk`bil- Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
- paddlefish, Polyodon spathula - Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
- platypus, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Derived forms: duckbills See also: beaked Type of: egg-laying mammal, ganoid, ganoid fish, monotreme Part of: genus Ornithorhynchus, genus Polyodon, Ornithorhynchus, Polyodon Encyclopedia: Duckbill |