duck-billed platypus

noun

The platypus

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platypusduckbillduckbilled platypusOrnithorhynchus anatinus
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Meanings

nounduck-billed platypus (plural duck-billed platypuses)

plural duck-billed platypuses

  1. The platypus

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
platypusduckbillduckbilled platypusOrnithorhynchus anatinus
Broader
monotremeegg-laying mammal
Also see
duckbillplatypus

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Chicago

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