platypus
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platypus
- /ˈplætɪpəs/ UK
- /ˈplætɪpʊs/ UK
- /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/ US
- /ˈplætɪpəs/ US
Where it comes from
From New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of flatfoot.
noun platypuses · platypus · platypi · platypodes
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A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia 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 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone. […] "They are in fact the offspring of captive-bred platypus, so this is actually the first time we've ever been able to breed from captive-bred parents," she [Paula Watson] said.
Similar: duck-billed platypus, duckbill, duckmole, mallangong, tambreet, water mole
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noun Ornithorhynchus anatinus
| Español | ornitorrinco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오리너구리 orineoguri |
| 日本語 | カモノハシ kamonohashi |
| 中文 | 鴨嘴獸 /鸭嘴兽 yāzuǐshòu |
| Kiswahili | kinyamadege |
| Português | ornitorrinco |
| Français | ornithorynque |
| Deutsch | Schnabeltier |
| Italiano | ornitorinco, ornitorinchide |
| Ελληνικά | πλατύποδας platýpodas |
| Română | ornitorinc |
| Русский | утконо́с utkonós |
| Tiếng Việt | thú mỏ vịt |
| العربية | خُلْدُ ٱلْمَاء ḵuldu l-māʔ, مِنْقَارُ ٱلْبَطّ minqāru l-baṭṭ |
| עברית | ברווזן barvazan |
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title = {platypus},
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year = {2026},
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