duckbill noun 10forms 1 noun10 •(informal) The duck-billed platypus. •A kind of surgical mask with a trapezoid pouch-like design with shortened or absent side edges. •A check valve with two or more flaps, usually shaped like a duck's beak, commonly used in medical applications to prevent contamination due to backflow. •(informal) A hadrosaur. •A modern and more streamlined and tighter fitting version of a flat cap. •A device used to force padlocks. •(US) Synonym of American paddlefish. •A fish of the family Percophidae •Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead). •Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus). formsduckbills