platypus
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- noun
- /ˈplætɪpəs/
- Australian
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- Temperate regions are also good places to find frogs, platypus, and crayfish.
- duck-billed platypus
- platypus eggs
- platypus and echidnas
Oh, Agent P, What is the platypus?
- Oh, Agent P, What is the platypus?
- Would you rather be stung by a warrior wasp or a duck billed platypus?
- I've got I've got a little platypus tail and I'm in love.
- A real hero of mine talked about this, that, you know, it's also platypuses.
- So, so actually I have in my office the cradle dolls cradle with a very big stuffed platypus and platypus can come out of the cradle.
Examples
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Not only were there more koala bears than they could have imagined, there were dingos, kookaburras, kangaroos, and even a platypus.
Fiction book (1991) -
But the bill of the platypus, far from being an evolutionary bad joke, is a masterpiece.
Blog text (3) -
Did you know there's a platypus on our 20 cent piece?
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I feel like a duck-billed platypus.
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You offer a platypus as an example of a thing that's hard to classify.
Blog text (30) -
Well, a new report has found that platypus fur glows green under UV light, which is going to make for a super messed up scene on CSI Brisbane.
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Mammary glands eventually secrete the milk through the breasts, utters, or, in the rare case of the platypus, through ducts in the abdomen.
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The modern representatives of this group, the platypus and the echidna, still manifest their ancient heritage: they lay eggs rather than bearing live young, and have a low, fluctuating body temperature, traits left over from mammals' reptilian ancestors.
Academic text (2002) -
The platypus is a unique animal known for its duck-like bill and webbed feet.
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In Australia, you might see a platypus swimming in rivers and streams.
Synonyms
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A mammal from Australia that lays eggs and has a duck-like bill and webbed feet
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A small egg-laying mammal with a broad bill and webbed feet
A small Australian mammal with thick fur, webbed feet, and a broad flat bill that lays eggs
A small furry water animal in Australia and Tasmania with a broad duck-like bill and webbed feet
Compounds
- Australian
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A mammal from Australia that lays eggs and has a duck-like bill and webbed feet
- Australian
A small Australian mammal with thick fur, webbed feet, and a broad flat bill that lays eggs
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word platypus comes from Greek parts platy- meaning 'broad' or 'flat' and -pus meaning 'foot', so the name literally means 'flat-foot'. A helpful way to remember this is that the animal has wide, webbed feet and a flat tail for swimming, which explains the name.