DUCKBILL Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word duckbill. (close relations)
Definition of DUCKBILL
duckbills
Best Alternative Words for DUCKBILL
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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 |