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platypus

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Pronunciation
/ˈplætɪpəs/
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/ˈplætɪpəs/ · /ˈplætɪpʊs/ · /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/

Definition of platypus

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”

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Etymology

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.

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