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duckbill cat

duckbill cat noun: synonym of American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula).

duckbill cat: synonym of American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
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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

Synonyms of duckbill cat

Forms of duckbill cat

pluralduckbill cats
alternative formduck-bill cat

Questions about duckbill cat

What does duckbill cat mean?
Duckbill cat means synonym of American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula).
What part of speech is duckbill cat?
Duckbill cat is a noun.
What is the plural of duckbill cat?
The plural of duckbill cat is duckbill cats.

Words near duckbill cat in the dictionary

  1. duckanoo
  2. duckanoos
  3. duckanos
  4. duckarsed
  5. duckbill
  6. duckbill cat
  7. duckbill cats
  8. duckbilled
  9. duckbills
  10. duckblind
  11. duckblinds

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