duckbill

See also: duck-bill

English

Alternative forms

  • duck-bill

Etymology

duck +‎ bill

Pronunciation

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Noun

duckbill (plural duckbills)

  1. (informal) The duck-billed platypus.
  2. (informal) A hadrosaur.
  3. A fish of the family Percophidae
    1. Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
  4. Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).

Derived terms

  • duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)
  • duckbill catfish (Sorubim lima)
  • duckbill cat, duckbill catfish (Polyodon spathula)
  • duckbill conger (Gavialiceps javanicus)
  • duckbill eagle-ray (Aetobatus narinari)
  • duckbill eel (Saurenchelys fierasfer, Nettastoma parviceps, or Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
  • duckbill flathead (Bembrops anatirostris)
  • duckbill garfish, duckbill gar (Rhynchorhamphus georgii)
  • duckbill grenadier (Coelorinchus anatirostris)
  • duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
  • dockbill pugolovka (Anatirostrum profundorum)
  • duckbill ray (Aetobatus narinari or Pteromylaeus bovinus)
  • duckbill sleeper (Butis butis)
  • duckbill whiptail (Coelorinchus anatirostris)

Related terms

  • duckbilled, duck-billed
    • duck-billed cat

Translations

duck-billed platypus
  • Bulgarian: птицечовка (bg) (pticečovka)
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