duckbill

duck·bill

D0412500 (dŭk′bĭl′)n.1. See platypus.2. See hadrosaurid.

plat•y•pus

(ˈplæt ɪ pəs, -ˌpʊs)

n., pl. -pus•es, -pi (-ˌpaɪ) an aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a broad, flat tail, and a ducklike bill. Also called duckbill. [1790–1800; < New Latin < Greek platýpous flat-footed =platy- platy- + -pous, adj. derivative of poús foot]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duckbill - primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snoutpaddlefish, Polyodon spathulaganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny coveringgenus Polyodon, Polyodon - type genus of the Polyodontidae
	2.	duckbill - small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidaeduckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypusegg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheriagenus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus - type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
Adj.	1.	duckbill - having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur"duck-billedbeaked - having or resembling a beak

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