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platypus

English

Etymology

From New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek ????????? (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from ?????? (platús, “flat”) + ???? (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?plæt?p?s/
(General American) IPA^(key): /?plæt??p?s/, IPA^(key): /?plæt?p?s/
Hyphenation: pla?ty?pus

Noun

platypus (plural platypuses or platypus or (common, hypercorrect, pseudo-Latin) platypi or (rare) platypodes)

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:platypus.

Synonyms

duck-billed platypus
duckbill
duckmole
watermole

Derived terms

platypusary
platypussary

Translations

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