platypi

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A form of platypus — A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia 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 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

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Meanings

noun
  1. hypercorrectpluralplural of platypus

Origin

* The -i plural comes from the belief that platypus is a Latin second declension noun, which it is not. In fact, it belongs to the Greek third declension. The usual plural is platypuses; platypodes is the Greek plural, which is also correct.

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APA

platypi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platypi

MLA

“platypi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platypi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platypi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platypi.

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