duckbill
1.
(
satellite adjective
) having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur"
Synonyms:
duck-billed
2.
(
noun
) small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
Synonyms:
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
,
duck-billed platypus
,
duckbilled platypus
,
platypus
Related Words:
egg-laying mammal
,
monotreme
3.
(
noun
) primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
Synonyms:
Polyodon spathula
,
paddlefish
Related Words:
ganoid
,
ganoid fish
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