if it looks like a duck

A form of if it looks like a duck

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Meanings

proverb
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
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
Cite this entry
APA

if it looks like a duck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it%20looks%20like%20a%20duck

MLA

“if it looks like a duck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it%20looks%20like%20a%20duck. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if it looks like a duck,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it%20looks%20like%20a%20duck.

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