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Definition of Duck-billed platypus
1. 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.
Exact synonyms: Duckbill, Duckbilled Platypus, Ornithorhynchus Anatinus, Platypus
Generic synonyms: Egg-laying Mammal, Monotreme
Group relationships: Genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus
Generic synonyms: Egg-laying Mammal, Monotreme
Group relationships: Genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus
Definition of Duck-billed platypus
1. Noun. The platypus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duck-billed Platypus
Literary usage of Duck-billed platypus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the World: With Anecdotes Illustrating the Nature, Habits edited by Alfred Henry Miles (1895)
"The duck-billed platypus belongs to the former, the Australian Hedgehog ...
The The duck-billed platypus is one if the most Duck,billed singular of animals. ..."
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