duckbill

See also: duck-bill

English

Alternative forms

• duck-bill

Etymology

From duck +‎ bill.

Pronunciation

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Noun

duckbill (plural duckbills)

1. (informal) The duck-billed platypus.
2. (informal) A hadrosaur.
3. A fish of the family Percophidae
   1. Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
4. Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).
5. (firefighting) A device used to force padlocks.
6. A check valve with two or more flaps, usually shaped like a duck's beak, commonly used in medical applications to prevent contamination due to backflow.
7. A kind of surgical mask with a trapezoid pouch-like design with shortened or absent side edges.

Derived terms

• duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)
• duckbill catfish (Sorubim lima)
• duckbill cat, duckbill catfish (Polyodon spathula)
• duckbill choke
• duckbill conger (Gavialiceps javanicus)
• duckbill eagle-ray (Aetobatus narinari)
• duckbill eel (Saurenchelys fierasfer, Nettastoma parviceps, or Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
• duckbill flathead (Bembrops anatirostris)
• duckbill garfish, duckbill gar (Rhynchorhamphus georgii)
• duckbill grenadier (Coelorinchus anatirostris)
• duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
• dockbill pugolovka (Anatirostrum profundorum)
• duckbill ray (Aetobatus narinari or Pteromylaeus bovinus)
• duckbill sleeper (Butis butis)
• duckbill whiptail (Coelorinchus anatirostris)

Related terms

• duckbilled, duck-billed
  • duck-billed cat

Translations

duck-billed platypus

• Bulgarian: птицечовка (bg) (pticečovka)