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1. (n.) platypus
an aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a broad, flat tail, and a ducklike bill.
Etymology: (1790–1800; < NL < Gk platýpous flat-footed =platy-platy - +-pous, adj. der. of poúsfoot)
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1. (noun) platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
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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1. (noun) platypus
the duck mole. See under Duck
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1. platypus
A small aquatic oviparous mammal of the order Monotremata found in Australia and Tasmania.
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