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platypus
noun platy·pus \ˈpla-ti-pəs, -ˌpu̇s\
: a small animal from Australia that has a bill like the bill of a duck, webbed feet, and a wide flat tail
plural platy·pus·es also platy·pi \-ˌpī, -ˌpē\
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: 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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platypus
noun platy·pus \ˈpla-ti-pəs\
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: a small water-dwelling mammal of Australia that lays eggs and has webbed feet, dense fur, and a bill that resembles that of a duck
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