What is the meaning of duckbill?

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noun

Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout.
- synonyms: paddlefish, Polyodon spathula
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: platypus, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus

adjective

Having a beak resembling that of a duck.
- usage: "a duck-billed dinosaur"
- synonyms: duck-billed

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