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duck-bill cat

duck-bill cat is the alternative form of duckbill cat.

Meaning of duckbill cat

Noun

duckbill cat (plural duckbill cats)

  1. Synonym of American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
    • The paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), locally known as "spoonbill," "duckbill cat," and "shovelfish, " is found in all the larger streams of the Mississippi Valley1911, United States. Bureau of the Census, United States. Bureau of Fisheries, Fisheries of the United States, 1908, page 75
    Synonyms:
    American paddlefish, paddlefish, shovelfish, spoonbill, duck-bill catfish, Mississippi paddlefish, spadefish, spoonbill cat, spoonbill catfish

Forms of duck-bill cat

pluralduck-bill cats

Questions about duck-bill cat

What is duck-bill cat the alternative form of?
Duck-bill cat is the alternative form of duckbill cat.

Words near duck-bill cat in the dictionary

  1. duck, duck, goose
  2. duck, duck, gray duck
  3. duck, duck, grey duck
  4. duck-arsed
  5. duck-bill
  6. duck-bill cat
  7. duck-bill cats
  8. duck-billed
  9. duck-billed cat
  10. duck-billed cats
  11. duck-billed dinosaur

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