platypus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin Platypus (originally a genus name, but already used for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platypous), “‘flat-footed’”), from πλατύς (platys), “‘flat’”) + πούς (pous), “‘foot’”).

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platypus (plural: platypuses, or platypus; common, pseudo-latin: platypi; rare, pedantic: platypodes)

1. An egg-laying, semi-aquatic mammal 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 — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus
   • 2008 March 2, “Captive platypus twins make history”, ABC News:

     Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone.

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• duck-billed platypus
• duckbill
• duckmole
• watermole

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• platypusary
• platypussary

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• echidna
• monotreme