duckbilled platypus

duckbilled platypus
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
Hypernyms: ↑monotreme, ↑egg-laying mammal
Member Holonyms: ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus

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duckbilled platypus UK [ˌdʌkbɪld ˈplætɪpəs] US noun [countable] [singular duckbilled platypus plural duckbilled platypuses]
a small furry Australian animal with a wide flat beak and tail It lays eggs and feeds milk to its young .
Thesaurus: mammals found in australasiahyponym

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duckbilled platypus,
= duckbill. (Cf.duckbill)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • duckbilled platypus — UK [ˌdʌkbɪld ˈplætɪpəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms duckbilled platypus : singular duckbilled platypus plural duckbilled platypuses a small furry Australian animal with a wide flat beak and tail. It lays eggs and feeds milk to its young …   English dictionary

  • duckbilled platypus — duck|billed plat|y|pus [ˌdʌkbıld ˈplætıpəs] n a ↑platypus …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • duckbilled platypus — noun (C) a platypus …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • duckbilled platypus — duck|billed plat|y|pus [ ,dʌkbıld plætıpəs ] noun count a small furry Australian animal with a wide flat beak and tail. It lays eggs and feeds milk to its young …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Platypus — For other uses, see Platypus (disambiguation). Platypus[1] Temporal range: 66–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • platypus — /plat i peuhs, poos /, n., pl. platypuses, platypi / puy /. a small, aquatic, egg laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck …   Universalium

  • platypus — plat|y|pus [ plætəpəs ] noun count a small furry Australian animal with a flat beak like a DUCK and WEBBED feet for swimming: DUCKBILLED PLATYPUS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • platypus — noun (C) a small, furry Australian animal that has a beak and feet like a duck, lays eggs, and gives milk to its young; duckbilled platypus …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • duck-billed platypus — 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 • Syn: ↑platypus, ↑duckbill, ↑duckbilled platypus, ↑Ornithorhynchus anatinus •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus —   Ornitorrinco …   Wikipedia Español

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