short beaked
/ʃɔrt bikt/
adjective
- Having a short beak or bill, used especially in the names of animals.
- The short-beaked species of parrot is easier to identify by its stubby bill.
- Birdwatchers spotted a short-beaked common dolphin leaping near the boat.
- The short-beaked echidna is a spiny mammal found in Australia and New Guinea.