duck-billed
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- adjective
- /dʌkˈbɪld/
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- In 1905, no one had yet found any for a Triceratops, so Boss and Gilmore substituted those from a duck-billed dinosaur, which was the right size but of a different sort altogether.
- duck-billed dinosaur
Would you rather be stung by a warrior wasp or a duck billed platypus?
- Would you rather be stung by a warrior wasp or a duck billed platypus?
Examples
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Now, this little fellow is Camptosaurus Marsh, a primitive duck billed dinosaur.
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In one run, Tyrannosaurus might eat only Triceratops, while in another it eats only duck-billed dinosaurs, and in a third it might eat a more varied diet.
Blog text (21) -
I feel like a duck-billed platypus.
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In the same area were several duck-billed hadrosaurs, which in comparison looked much smaller.
Fiction book (1990) -
I refer specifically to the duck-billed platypus.
Fiction book (2000) -
It is generally the duck-billed platypus that gets mentioned in the same breath as God's sense of humor.
Blog text (3) -
I admire in particular, the bandicoot, the Rock wallaby and the duck-billed platypus.
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Now two ranchers have asked him to return the duck-billed dinosaur remains he uncovered on their property, although they had originally agreed that the fossils would reside in the museum.
Academic text (1998) -
For instance, when Horner excavated a nesting site of duck-billed dinosaurs at Montana's Egg Mountain, he collected every fragment of nest, eggshell, and baby.
Academic text (1998) -
The duck-billed platypus is a unique animal with features that resemble both a duck and a mammal.
Synonyms
Having a beak or snout shaped like a duck's
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word duck-billed starts with the simple parts duck and bill, and a 'bill' is a bird's 'beak'. So duck-billed means 'having a beak like a duck', which is why we use it for animals or things with a flat, duck-like snout.