different between duckbill vs mammal

English

Alternative forms

• duck-bill

Etymology

duck +? bill

Noun

duckbill (plural duckbills)

1. (informal) The duck-billed platypus.
2. (informal) A hadrosaur.
3. A fish of the family Percophidae
   1. Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
4. Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).

Derived terms

• duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)
• duckbill catfish (Sorubim lima)
• duckbill cat, duckbill catfish (Polyodon spathula)
• duckbill conger (Gavialiceps javanicus)
• duckbill eagle-ray (Aetobatus narinari)
• duckbill eel (Saurenchelys fierasfer, Nettastoma parviceps, or Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
• duckbill flathead (Bembrops anatirostris)
• duckbill garfish, duckbill gar (Rhynchorhamphus georgii)
• duckbill grenadier (Coelorinchus anatirostris)
• duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
• dockbill pugolovka (Anatirostrum profundorum)
• duckbill ray (Aetobatus narinari or Pteromylaeus bovinus)
• duckbill sleeper (Butis butis)
• duckbill whiptail (Coelorinchus anatirostris)

Related terms

• duckbilled, duck-billed
  • duck-billed cat

Translations

English

Etymology

Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæm?l/
• Hyphenation: mam?mal

Noun

mammal (plural mammals)

1. An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
2. (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:mammal

Derived terms

Related terms

• mammarial
• mammary

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