PLATYPUS


Meaning of PLATYPUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpla-ti-pəs, -ˌpu̇s ]

noun

( plural platy·pus·es also platy·pi -ˌpī, -ˌpē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek platypous flat-footed, from platys broad, flat + pous foot — more at place , foot

Date: 1799

: a small carnivorous aquatic monotreme mammal ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) of eastern Australia and Tasmania that has a fleshy bill resembling that of a duck, dense fur, webbed feet, and a broad flattened tail — called also duck-billed platypus

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