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Definition of "short-beaked" [short-beaked]

  • Having a short beak (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "short-beaked" in a sentence
  • "Tachyglossus aculeatus – short-beaked echidna, or spiny anteater, wandering along the edge of the Jordan River, Midlands, Tasmania."
  • "Important marine mammals are short-beaked saddleback dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and a subspecies of Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris indicus)."
  • "She drew in the aromas, holding a flower with both hands and burrowing her nose deep into the center, like a short-beaked hummingbird."
Words like "short-beaked"
long-beaked
long-nosed