English Explanatory Dictionary

duckbill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The duck-billed platypus.
  2. A hadrosaur.
  3. A fish of the family Percophidae
  4. Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
  5. Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).
  6. A device used to force padlocks.
  7. A check valve with two or more flaps, usually shaped like a duck's beak, commonly used in medical applications to prevent contamination due to backflow.
  8. A kind of surgical mask with a trapezoid pouch-like design with shortened or absent side edges.
  9. A modern and more streamlined and tighter fitting version of a flat cap.
  10. Synonym of American paddlefish.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-duckbill.wav

Word forms

duckbill duckbills duck-bill

Etymology

From duck + bill.

Synonyms

American paddlefish

Related words

duck-billed cat duckbilled duck-billed

Derived words

dockbill pugolovka duckbill barracudina duckbill cat duckbill catfish duckbill choke duckbill conger duckbill eagle-ray duckbill eel duckbill flathead duckbill garfish duckbill gar duckbill grenadier duckbill oceanic eel duckbill ray duckbill sleeper duckbill whiptail
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