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

proverb

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

Similar
if it looks like a duckswims like a duckand quacks like a duckthen it probably is a duck

Meanings

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
if it looks like a duckswims like a duckand quacks like a duckthen it probably is a duck
Cite this entry
APA

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. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20I%20see%20a%20bird%20that%20walks%20like%20a%20duck%20and%20swims%20like%20a%20duck%20and%20quacks%20like%20a%20duck%2C%20I%20call%20that%20bird%20a%20duck

MLA

“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.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20I%20see%20a%20bird%20that%20walks%20like%20a%20duck%20and%20swims%20like%20a%20duck%20and%20quacks%20like%20a%20duck%2C%20I%20call%20that%20bird%20a%20duck. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “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,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20I%20see%20a%20bird%20that%20walks%20like%20a%20duck%20and%20swims%20like%20a%20duck%20and%20quacks%20like%20a%20duck%2C%20I%20call%20that%20bird%20a%20duck.

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