platypus

plat·y·pus (pl

-p

n. pl. plat·y·pus·es

A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, and a snout resembling a duck's bill. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus.

[New Latin Platyps, former genus name, from Greek platupous, flat-footed : platu-, platy- + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

platypus [ˈplætɪpəs]

n pl -puses

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See duck-billed platypus

[New Latin, from platy- + -pus, from Greek pous foot]

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Noun

platypus - small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

duck-billed platypus, duckbilled platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, duckbill

egg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria

genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus - type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae

Translations

platypus [ˈplætɪpəs] N → ornitorrinco m

platypus

n → Schnabeltier nt

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class Mammalia Diverseness duck Duck mole duck-billed platypus duckbill duckbilled platypus egg-laying mammal family Ornithorhynchidae genus Ornithorhynchus mammal family Mammalia Monotremata Monotrematous monotreme order Monotremata Ornithorhynchidae ornithorhynchus Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Byline: ANI Sydney, September 22 (ANI): DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has shown that the platypus and echidna diverged from the same ancestor between 19 and 48 million years ago. Platypus and echidna diverged from same ancestor between 19 and 48 ... by Asian News International Peter is a bronzed surfer played on a piccolo trumpet, his friend is now a laughing kookaburra played on a soprano saxophone, and the duck has become a duck-billed platypus whose pleasant theme is played on the bassoon. Win tickets to see Sir Les and Dame Edna by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Phineas and Ferb (Nintendo DS) YOU play as Perry the Platypus (Agent P) to destroy all of Doctor Doofinshmertz' evil plans. Be a secret agent and foil an evil doctor by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)	Platycerium andinum Platycerium bifurcatum Platycladus orientalis Platycnemic Platycnemism Platycoelian Platyctenea platyctenean Platyelminthes platyfish Platyhelmia platyhelminth Platyhelminthes platykurtic Platylobium Platylobium formosum Platymeter Platymiscium Platymiscium pinnatum Platymiscium trinitatis Platypod Platypoda Platypoecilus Platypoecilus maculatus Platyptera platypus Platyrhine Platyrhini platyrhinian platyrrhine Platyrrhini platyrrhinian platyrrhinic platysma Platystemon Platystemon californicus Plaud plaudit Plauditory plaudits Plauen plausibility plausible Plausibleize Plausibleness plausibly plausive Plautus Plautus alle Plavix play	Platynosomum Platynosomum ariestis Platynosomum fastosum Platyops Platyops sterreri platypellic platypellic platypellic pelvis platypellic pelvis platypellic pelvis platypellic pelvis platypelloid platypelloid platypelloid pelvis platypelloid pelvis platypelloid pelvis platypelloid pelvis Platyphylline platypnea Platypod Platypoda platypodia platypodia platypodia Platypodidae Platypodidae Platypoecilus Platypoecilus maculatus Platypsyllidae Platyptera platypus Platypus abietes Platypus Light Modular Recovery System platypuses platypuses platypuses platypuses platyrhine Platyrhine monkey Platyrhine monkey Platyrhini platyrhinian Platyrhynchos Platyrhynchos Platyrhynchos Platyrhynchos platyrrhine platyrrhine platyrrhine Platyrrhines Platyrrhines Platyrrhines Platyrrhini Platyrrhini Platyrrhini platyrrhinian platyrrhinian platyrrhinic Platyrrhinis Platyrrhinis platyrrhiny

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class Mammalia
Diverseness
duck
Duck mole
duck-billed platypus
duckbill
duckbilled platypus
egg-laying mammal
family Ornithorhynchidae
genus Ornithorhynchus
mammal family
Mammalia
Monotremata
Monotrematous
monotreme
order Monotremata
Ornithorhynchidae
ornithorhynchus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Byline: ANI Sydney, September 22 (ANI): DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has shown that the platypus and echidna diverged from the same ancestor between 19 and 48 million years ago.

Platypus and echidna diverged from same ancestor between 19 and 48 ... by Asian News International

Peter is a bronzed surfer played on a piccolo trumpet, his friend is now a laughing kookaburra played on a soprano saxophone, and the duck has become a duck-billed platypus whose pleasant theme is played on the bassoon.

Win tickets to see Sir Les and Dame Edna by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Phineas and Ferb (Nintendo DS) YOU play as Perry the Platypus (Agent P) to destroy all of Doctor Doofinshmertz' evil plans.

Be a secret agent and foil an evil doctor by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

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