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Platypus Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Platypus: duckbill \| duckbilled platypus \| duck-billed platypus \| Ornithorhynchus anatinus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Platypus: aardvark \| aardwolf \| alpaca \| Angora goat \| anteater \| antelope \| antelope chipmunk \| aoudad \| apar \| Arctic fox \| armadillo \| ass \| aurochs \| badger \| bandicoot \| bassarisk \| bat \| bear \| beaver \| Belgian hare \| bettong \| binturong \| bison \| black bear \| black buck \| black cat \| black fox \| black sheep \| blue fox \| bobcat \| brown bear \| brush deer \| brush wolf \| buffalo \| buffalo wolf \| burro \| burro deer \| cachalot \| Caffre cat \| camel \| camelopard \| capybara \| carabao \| caribou \| carpincho \| cat \| catamount \| cat-a-mountain \| cattalo \| cavy \| chamois \| cheetah \| chevrotain \| chinchilla \| chipmunk \| cinnamon bear \| coon \| coon cat \| cotton mouse \| cotton rat \| cougar \| cow \| coyote \| coypu \| deer \| deer tiger \| dingo \| dog \| donkey \| dormouse \| dromedary \| echidna \| eland \| elephant \| elk \| ermine \| eyra \| fallow deer \| ferret \| field mouse \| fisher \| fitch \| flying phalanger \| foumart \| fox \| fox squirrel \| gazelle \| gemsbok \| genet \| giraffe \| glutton \| gnu \| gnu goat \| goat \| goat antelope \| gopher \| grizzly bear \| ground squirrel \| groundhog \| guanaco \| guinea pig \| hamster \| hare \| harnessed antelope \| hartebeest \| hedgehog \| hippopotamus \| hog \| horse \| hyena \| hyrax \| ibex \| Indian buffalo \| jackal \| jackass \| jackrabbit \| jaguar \| jaguarundi \| jerboa \| jerboa kangaroo \| kaama \| kangaroo \| kangaroo mouse \| kangaroo rat \| karakul \| kinkajou \| kit fox \| koala \| Kodiak bear \| lapin \| lemming \| leopard \| leopard cat \| lion \| llama \| lynx \| mammoth \| mara \| marmot \| marten \| mastodon \| meerkat \| mink \| mole \| mongoose \| moose \| mouflon \| mountain goat \| mountain lion \| mountain sheep \| mouse \| mule \| mule deer \| muntjac \| musk deer \| musk hog \| musk-ox \| muskrat \| musquash \| nilgai \| nutria \| ocelot \| okapi \| onager \| oont \| opossum \| otter \| ounce \| ox \| pack rat \| painter \| panda \| pangolin \| panther \| peccary \| peludo \| phalanger \| pig \| pine mouse \| pocket gopher \| pocket mouse \| pocket rat \| polar bear \| polar fox \| polecat \| porcupine \| possum \| pouched rat \| poyou \| prairie dog \| prairie wolf \| pronghorn \| puma \| rabbit \| raccoon \| rat \| red deer \| red squirrel \| reindeer \| rhinoceros \| roe \| roe deer \| roebuck \| sable \| serval \| sheep \| shrew \| shrew mole \| sika \| silver fox \| skunk \| sloth \| snowshoe rabbit \| springbok \| squirrel \| stoat \| suslik \| swamp rabbit \| swine \| takin \| tamandua \| tamarin \| tapir \| tarpan \| tatou \| tatou peba \| tatouay \| tiger \| tiger cat \| timber wolf \| tree shrew \| urus \| Virginia deer \| vole \| wallaby \| warthog \| water buffalo \| waterbuck \| weasel \| wharf rat \| whistler \| white fox \| wild ass \| wild boar \| wild goat \| wild ox \| wildcat \| wildebeest \| wolf \| wolverine \| wombat \| wood rat \| woodchuck \| woolly mammoth \| yak \| zebra \| zebu \| zoril See Also \| egg-laying mammal \| genus Ornithorhynchus \| monotreme \| Ornithorhynchus Platypus In Webster's Dictionary \Plat"y*pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.) The duck mole. See under {Duck}.

Platypus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Platypus: duckbill | duckbilled platypus | duck-billed platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus

See Also | egg-laying mammal | genus Ornithorhynchus | monotreme | Ornithorhynchus

Platypus In Webster's Dictionary

\Plat"y*pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
The duck mole. See under {Duck}.

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