ducklike
Resembling a waterfowl
Resembling a duck in appearance, movement, or manner.
A ducklike waddle mimics the side-to-side gait of the bird.
The word applies to anything suggesting duck qualities—a ducklike bill on a platypus, a ducklike quack in someone's laugh: She gave a ducklike shake of her head.
Locomotion through water
- webbedConnected by membrane
- pondSmall still body
- buoyantAble to float
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
waterfowl · lake · wetlands · marsh · paddling · floating · diving · surface
Common dabbling waterfowl
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- pintailDuck with elongated tailfeathers
- canvasbackNorth American diving waterfowl
- wigeonMedium-sized dabbling duck
mandarin · eider · merganser · goldeneye · pochard · gadwall · shoveler · scoter
Lacking vertical variation
- spatulateWide and rounded terminally
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
- filteringSelective passage of elements
foraging · sifting · broad · orange · lamellae · sensitive · rounded · probing
Covered with plumage
- downToward lower ground
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- preeningGrooming with vanity
molting · soft · fluffy · speculum · barred · mottled · glossy · coverts
swimming
Locomotion through water
dabbling · waterfowl · lake · wetlands · marsh · paddling · floating · diving · surface · freshwater
mallard
Common dabbling waterfowl
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- pintailDuck with elongated tailfeathers
- canvasbackNorth American diving waterfowl
wigeon · mandarin · eider · merganser · goldeneye · pochard · gadwall · shoveler · scoter · scaup
flat
Lacking vertical variation
- spatulateWide and rounded terminally
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
filtering · foraging · sifting · broad · orange · lamellae · sensitive · rounded · probing
feathered
Covered with plumage
- downToward lower ground
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
preening · molting · soft · fluffy · speculum · barred · mottled · glossy · coverts · contour
waddling
Swaying gait, short steps
- toddlingWalking unsteadily, like infants
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
short-legged · squat · low-slung · stumpy · awkward · clumsy · lurching · swaying · bobbing
honking
Making horn sounds
- squawkingLoud harsh crying
- callContact by phone
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
chattering · whistling · peeping · brood · flock · noisy · cackling
- ugly ducklingInitially unpromising eventual success
- The Ugly DucklingTransformation fable about misidentity