duckbill

English

noun
Definitions
  • (informal) The duck-billed platypus.
  • (informal) A hadrosaur.
  • A fish of the family
  • (, now ).

Etymology

Compound from English duck (a tightly woven fabric, canvas) + English bill (note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list).

Origin

English

bill

Gloss

note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list

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