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Platypus
/ˈplætɪpəs/
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
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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
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| duckbillnoun | (informal) The duck-billed platypus. |
| duck-billed platypusnoun | The platypus |
| duckbilled platypusnoun | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of australia and tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family ornithorhynchidae |
| ornithorhynchus anatinusnoun | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of australia and tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family ornithorhynchidae |
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| Word | Definition |
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| duck-billed platypusnoun | The platypus |
| duckbillnoun | (informal) The duck-billed platypus. |
| duckbilled platypusnoun | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of australia and tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family ornithorhynchidae |
| ornithorhynchus anatinusnoun | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of australia and tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family ornithorhynchidae |
| kiddonoun | (US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) A child. |
| buddynoun | A friend or casual acquaintance. |
| family ornithorhynchidaenoun | platypus |
| ornithorhynchidae | The Ornithorhynchidae are one of the two extant families in the order Monotremata, and contain the platypus and its extinct relatives. |
| duck molenoun | (rare) A platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). |
| water molenoun | A desman (Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus). |
| ornithorhynchidnoun | (zoology) A duck-billed platypus, or any of its extinct relatives in the family Ornithorhynchidae. |
| polypusnoun | (medicine) A polyp. |
| monotremenoun | (zoology) Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives. |
| platypusarynoun | (Australia) A place where platypuses are nurtured. |
| mullingongnoun | (archaic) The platypus. |
| platypussarynoun | Alternative form of platypusary. [(Australia) A place where platypuses are nurtured.] |
| duckmolenoun | (rare) Synonym of platypus. |
| mallangongnoun | (obsolete) The platypus. |
| aplodontiidnoun | (mammalogy) Any member of the Aplodontiidae family of rodents. |
| marsupialoidnoun | Resembling a marsupial. |
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