duckbill
duckbill · duckbills
The duck-billed platypusThe duck-billed platypus.
Meaning
10 senses(informal)The duck-billed platypus.
(informal)A hadrosaur.
A fish of the family Percophidae
A fish of the family Percophidae
Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).
A device used to force padlocks.
A check valve with two or more flaps, usually shaped like a duck's beak, commonly used in medical applications to prevent contamination due to backflow.
A kind of surgical mask with a trapezoid pouch-like design with shortened or absent side edges.
A modern and more streamlined and tighter fitting version of a flat cap.
(US)Synonym of American paddlefish.
More definitions
- small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
- primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
Origin
From duck + bill.From duck + bill.
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Forms
plural: duckbillsSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae:platypusduckbilled platypusduck-billed platypusOrnithorhynchus anatinus
- primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout:paddlefishPolyodon spathula
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedduckbill cat