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duckbill

duck·bill

uncommon informal us
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

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

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2.

adjective

1.

having a beak resembling that of a duck

  • “a duck-billed dinosaur”
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Origin

From duck + bill.

Phrases

  • dockbill pugolovka
  • duckbill barracudina
  • duckbill cat
  • duckbill catfish
  • duckbill choke
  • duckbill conger
  • duckbill eagle-ray

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