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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