Duckbilled
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Duckbilled is an adjective meaning Having a bill like that of a duck.
Meaning
Having a bill like that of a duck.
Example Sentences
The duckbilled dinosaurs (hadrosaurs) had broad, ducklike beaks. They walked or ran on their hind legs, and leaned down on their shorter front legs to graze on vegetation.
The third group of mammals, the monotremes, claims a measly three distinct animals, and all are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea: the duckbilled platypus and the long-beaked and short-beaked echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters.
Word Forms
- duck-billed
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