duckbill

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duckbill

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From duck + bill.

noun duckbills · duck-bill

informal The duck-billed platypus.
informal A hadrosaur.
A fish of the family Percophidae
Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).
A device used to force padlocks.
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.
A kind of surgical mask with a trapezoid pouch-like design with shortened or absent side edges.
A modern and more streamlined and tighter fitting version of a flat cap.
US Synonym of American paddlefish.
Similar: American paddlefish

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@misc{duckbill_2026,
  title = {duckbill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duckbill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}