duckbill (n.)

  1. primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout

    [ Syn: paddlefish , polyodon spathula ]

  2. small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

    [ Syn: platypus , duckbilled platypus , duck-billed platypus , ornithorhynchus anatinus ]

    duckbill (adj.)

  1. having a beak resembling that of a duck; a duck-billed dinosaur

    [ Syn: duck-billed ]

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