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duckbill
(mass) | duckbill
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duckbill
(encz) | duckbill,ptakopysk n: Zdeněk Brož |
duckbill
(gcide) | Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
Anatid[ae].
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Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided
into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former
are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood
duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of
China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among
the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
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2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
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Here be, without duck or nod,
Other trippings to be trod. --Milton.
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Bombay duck (Zool.), a fish. See Bummalo.
Buffel duck, Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
Duck ant (Zool.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which
builds large nests in trees.
Duck barnacle. (Zool.) See Goose barnacle.
Duck hawk. (Zool.)
(a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
(b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
Duck mole (Zool.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:
To play at ducks and drakes, with property, to throw it
away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.
Lame duck. See under Lame.
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Duckbill
(gcide) | Duckbill \Duck"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
See Duck mole, under Duck, n.
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duckbill
(wn) | duckbill
adj 1: having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed
dinosaur" [syn: duckbill, duck-billed]
n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
paddle-shaped snout [syn: paddlefish, duckbill,
Polyodon spathula]
2: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: platypus,
duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus,
Ornithorhynchus anatinus] |
duckbill
(devil) | DUCK-BILL, n. Your account at your restaurant during the canvas-back
season.
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duckbilled platypus
(encz) | duckbilled platypus, n: |
Duckbill
(gcide) | Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
Anatid[ae].
[1913 Webster]
Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided
into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former
are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood
duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of
China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among
the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
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Here be, without duck or nod,
Other trippings to be trod. --Milton.
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Bombay duck (Zool.), a fish. See Bummalo.
Buffel duck, Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
Duck ant (Zool.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which
builds large nests in trees.
Duck barnacle. (Zool.) See Goose barnacle.
Duck hawk. (Zool.)
(a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
(b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
Duck mole (Zool.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:
To play at ducks and drakes, with property, to throw it
away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.
Lame duck. See under Lame.
[1913 Webster]Duckbill \Duck"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
See Duck mole, under Duck, n.
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duck-billed
(gcide) | duck-billed \duck-billed\ adj.
1. having a beak resembling that of a duck.
Syn: duckbill, duckbilled.
[WordNet 1.5]Duck-billed \Duck"-billed`\, a.
Having a bill like that of a duck; as, a duck-billed
dinosaur..
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Duck-billed
(gcide) | duck-billed \duck-billed\ adj.
1. having a beak resembling that of a duck.
Syn: duckbill, duckbilled.
[WordNet 1.5]Duck-billed \Duck"-billed`\, a.
Having a bill like that of a duck; as, a duck-billed
dinosaur..
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duck-billed cat
(gcide) | Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool)
A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers
of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and {spoonbill
sturgeon}.
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Duck-billed platypus
(gcide) | Duck-billed platypus \Duck"-billed` plat"y*pus\, a.
same as Duck Mole, under Duck..
Syn: duck mole, duckbill, duck-bill platypus, platypus. [PJC] |
duckbilled platypus
(wn) | duckbilled platypus
n 1: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: platypus,
duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus,
Ornithorhynchus anatinus] |
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