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DUCKBILL Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word duckbill. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word duckbill. (close relations)
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platypus
nounn
noun

• small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

beak
nounn
noun

• beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

• horny projecting mouth of a bird

• a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures

• informal terms for the nose

verb

• hit lightly with a picking motion

scoop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the quantity a scoop will hold

• a hollow concave shape made by removing something

• a news report that is reported first by one news organization

• street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

• the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

• a large ladle

verb

• take out or up with or as if with a scoop

• get the better of

spatulate
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base

spoonbill
nounn
noun

• wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon

duck-billed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a beak resembling that of a duck

paddlefish
nounn
noun

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

duck-billed platypus
nounn
noun

• small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

duckbilled platypus
nounn
noun

• small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

ornithorhynchus anatinus
verb, nounv, n
noun

• small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

polyodon spathula
nounn
noun

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

Best Hypernyms For DUCKBILL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for duckbill, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
ganoid monotreme
Phrases (2)
egg-laying mammalganoid fish

Alternatives for PLATYPUS

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