adj
Meaning 1
Similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a ducklike bill
- a ducklike quacking sound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ducklike
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adv
Meaning 2
in the manner of a duck; as, to walk ducklike
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: postpositional, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ducklike From duck + -like.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: eendachtig — similar to a duck
- Esperanto: anasa — similar to a duck
- German: entenartig — similar to a duck
- Turkish: ördek gibi — similar to a duck
- Dutch: eendachtig — in the manner of a duck
- Esperanto: anase — in the manner of a duck