English adjective: duckbill | |||
1. | duckbill having a beak resembling that of a duck | ||
Samples | A duck-billed dinosaur. | ||
Synonyms | duck-billed | ||
Similar | beaked | ||
Antonyms | beakless | ||
English noun: duckbill | |||
1. | duckbill (animal) primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout | ||
Synonyms | paddlefish, Polyodon spathula | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ganoid, ganoid fish | ||
Member meronym | genus Polyodon, Polyodon | ||
2. | duckbill (animal) 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 | duck-billed platypus, duckbilled platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | egg-laying mammal, monotreme | ||
Member meronym | genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus | ||