duckbill meaning and definition

DUCKBILL noun

Definition of duckbill (noun)

1. primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
   • synonyms: paddlefish, 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
   • synonyms: duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus

DUCKBILL adjective

Definition of duckbill (adjective)

1. having a beak resembling that of a duck
   • "a duck-billed dinosaur"
   • synonyms: duck-billed