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duckbill

American  
[duhk-bil] / ˈdʌkˌbɪl /

noun

  1. platypus.


Etymology

Origin of duckbill

First recorded in 1550–60; duck 1 + bill 2


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Fine wrinkles preserved over the ribcage indicate that the skin of this duckbill was relatively thin.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

Initially, Lyson suspected it was a relatively common duckbill dinosaur.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

So there’s the duckbill style, and ones that have the more flexible trifold kind of shape.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2023

I had in my hand a duckbill shovel.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2020

If you lived in Australia, you would hear the natives call the little duckbill by three different names—Tambreet, or Tohunbuck, or Mallangong.

From Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 18, May 3, 1914 by Various

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