Duckbill - Definition

duckbill

adj 1: having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed
dinosaur" [syn: duckbill, duck-billed]
n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
paddle-shaped snout [syn: paddlefish, duckbill,
Polyodon spathula]
2: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: platypus,
duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus,
Ornithorhynchus anatinus]

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