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platypus

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Main Entry:
platy·pus 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈpla-ti-pəs, -ˌps\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural platy·pus·es also platy·pi 
          Listen to the pronunciation of platypi \-ˌpī, -ˌpē\
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek platypous flat-footed, from platys broad, flat + pous foot — more at place, foot
Date:
1799
: a small carnivorous aquatic monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania that has a fleshy bill resembling that of a duck, dense fur, webbed feet, and a broad flattened tail —called also duck-billed platypus


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