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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

Example Sentences

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Digital artists then worked alongside the scientists to create lifelike reconstructions that showed how the duckbill would have looked and moved as it walked across soft mud near the very end of the dinosaur age.

From Science Daily

Fossils of duckbill dinosaurs are so common in North America that paleontologists often just ignore them.

From Scientific American

But it would be a mistake to dismiss the perforated rubber duckbills as just a player in the ugly/comfy shoe trend.

From New York Times

A duckbill dinosaur jawbone found in Morocco means that dinosaurs crossed a large body of water to reach Africa.

From Scientific American

I had in my hand a duckbill shovel.

From Washington Post