Meaning of DUCKBILL
| Pronunciation: | | 'duk`bil
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | 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 | |
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| | Definition: | | \Duck"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}, n.
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