Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
if it look-s -like a -duck-, swim-s -like a -duck-, and quack-s -like a -duck-, then it prob-a-bly is a -duck
IPA
151
Scrabble Score
71
Letters
16
Syllables
21
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A subject can be identified by observing its habitual characteristics.

Inflected Forms

if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck (alternative)

Phrases

duck test duck typing

Frequently Paired Words

duck test duck typing

Synonyms

when I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck

Questions

What does if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck mean?
A subject can be identified by observing its habitual characteristics.

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