platypuses

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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).

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of platypus
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