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Definition of "platypus" [plat•y•pus]

  • A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, and a snout resembling a duck's bill. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "platypus" in a sentence
  • "The brown animal to the right of the platypus is a rhynchosaur."
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  • "And find out why the platypus is wearing a lampshade on hisitsher head."