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- [duhk-bil]
- /ˈdʌkˌbɪl/
- /ˈdʌkbɪl/
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- [duhk-bil]
- /ˈdʌkˌbɪl/
Definitions of duckbill word
- noun duckbill platypus. 1
- noun duckbill An animal with jaws resembling a duck’s bill, e.g., a platypus or a duck -billed dinosaur. 1
- noun duckbill platypus 0
- noun duckbill (Informal) The duck-billed platypus. 0
- noun duckbill (Informal) A hadrosaur. 0
- noun duckbill A fish of the family Percophidae. 0
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Origin of duckbill
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; duck1 + bill2
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Parts of speech for Duckbill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
duckbill popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
duckbill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with duckbill
- what is a duckbill?
- what is a duckbill platypus?
- where do duckbill platypus live?
- how to use duckbill clips?
- how to make a duckbill?
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