duckbill
n . 鸭嘴兽
鸭嘴兽
duckbill adj 1 :
having a beak resembling that of a duck ; "
a duck -
billed dinosaur " [
synonym : {
duckbill }, {
duck -
billed }]
n 1 :
primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle -
shaped snout [
synonym : {
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 [
synonym : {
platypus },
{
duckbill }, {
duckbilled platypus }, {
duck -
billed platypus },
{
Ornithorhynchus anatinus }]
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 \
Duck "
bill `\,
n . (
Zool .)
See {
Duck mole },
under {
Duck },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
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