platypus Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
duckbill; Ornithorhynchus anatinus; duckbilled platypus; duck-billed platypus.
WordNet
Plat"y*pus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. + foot.Definitions
(Zoöl.) The duck mole. See under Duck .