PLATYPUS

platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus

(noun) small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

platypus

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

Synonyms

• duck-billed platypus

• duckbill

• duckmole

• watermole

Source: Wiktionary


Plat"y*pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The duck mole. See under Duck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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