duckbill cat

English

A drawing of a duckbill cat

Alternative forms

• duck-bill cat

Noun

duckbill cat (plural duckbill cats)

1. The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
   • 1911, United States. Bureau of the Census, United States. Bureau of Fisheries, Fisheries of the United States, 1908‎^[1], page 75:

     The paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), locally known as "spoonbill," "duckbill cat," and "shovelfish, " is found in all the larger streams of the Mississippi Valley

Synonyms

• (Polyodon spathula): paddlefish, shovelfish, spoonbill, duck-bill catfish, Mississippi paddlefish, spadefish, spoonbill cat, spoonbill catfish

References

• Polyodon spathula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polyodon spathula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Polyodon spathula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• duckbill cat at Fishbase