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Platypus
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Monotremes:
A
semi-aquatic
, egg-laying
monotreme
mammal
with a
bill
resembling
that of a
duck
, that has a mole-like body, a
tail
resembling
that of a
beaver
, a
waterproof
pelt
, and
flat
webbed feet
–
males
have
poisonous
spurs
on the inside
of the back
legs
; Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
platypus
English
Platypus
Latin
πλατύπους
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Duckbill
Duckmole
Mallangong
Tambreet
Duck-Billed Platypus
Water Mole
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