ADJECTIVE | all | duckbill, duck-billed | having a beak resembling that of a duck |
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NOUN | animal | duckbill, paddlefish, Polyodon spathula | primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout |
animal | duckbill, platypus, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania / Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet |
Meaning | Having a beak resembling that of a duck. | |
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Synonym | duck-billed | |
Broader | beaked | Having or resembling a beak |
Meaning | Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout. | |
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Synonyms | paddlefish, Polyodon spathula | |
Member of | Polyodon, genus Polyodon | type genus of the Polyodontidae |
Broader | ganoid, ganoid fish | Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering |
Spanish | pez espátula, polyodontidae | |
Catalan | poliodòntid |
Meaning | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania / Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae. | |
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Synonyms | platypus, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus | |
Member of | Ornithorhynchus, genus Ornithorhynchus | type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae |
Broader | monotreme, egg-laying mammal | The most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria |
Spanish | ornithorhynchus anatinus, ornitorrinco | |
Catalan | ornithorhynchus anatinus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, ornitorinc, ornitorrinc |
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