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duckbill

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: duckbill

1
 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
2
 adj
having a beak resembling that of a duck
3
 n
primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: duckbill
1

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

Synonyms:
Ornithorhynchus anatinus, duck-billed platypus, duckbilled platypus, platypus
Type of:
egg-laying mammal, monotreme
the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
2

adj having a beak resembling that of a duck

Synonyms:
duck-billed
beaked
having or resembling a beak
3

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

Synonyms:
Polyodon spathula, paddlefish
Type of:
ganoid, ganoid fish
primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
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