Definitions for: Platypus


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



Webster (1913) Definition: Plat"y*pus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
The duck mole. See under Duck.

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

See Also: egg-laying mammal, genus Ornithorhynchus, monotreme, Ornithorhynchus

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