Meaning Of The Word Platypus
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Platypus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Platypus?
platypus in American English
a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, with webbed feet, a beaverlike tail, and a ducklike bill; duckbill noun: a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind platypus in British English noun |
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