- duckbilled platypus
- noun (C) a platypus
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
duckbilled platypus
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duckbilled platypus — 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 • Syn: ↑platypus, ↑duckbill, ↑duck billed platypus, ↑Ornithorhynchus anatinus •… … Useful english dictionary
duckbilled platypus — UK [ˌdʌkbɪld ˈplætɪpəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms duckbilled platypus : singular duckbilled platypus plural duckbilled platypuses a small furry Australian animal with a wide flat beak and tail. It lays eggs and feeds milk to its young … English dictionary
duckbilled platypus — duck|billed plat|y|pus [ˌdʌkbıld ˈplætıpəs] n a ↑platypus … Dictionary of contemporary English
duckbilled platypus — duck|billed plat|y|pus [ ,dʌkbıld plætıpəs ] noun count a small furry Australian animal with a wide flat beak and tail. It lays eggs and feeds milk to its young … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Platypus — For other uses, see Platypus (disambiguation). Platypus[1] Temporal range: 66–0 Ma … Wikipedia
platypus — /plat i peuhs, poos /, n., pl. platypuses, platypi / puy /. a small, aquatic, egg laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck … Universalium
platypus — plat|y|pus [ plætəpəs ] noun count a small furry Australian animal with a flat beak like a DUCK and WEBBED feet for swimming: DUCKBILLED PLATYPUS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
platypus — noun (C) a small, furry Australian animal that has a beak and feet like a duck, lays eggs, and gives milk to its young; duckbilled platypus … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
duck-billed platypus — 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 • Syn: ↑platypus, ↑duckbill, ↑duckbilled platypus, ↑Ornithorhynchus anatinus •… … Useful english dictionary
Ornithorhynchus anatinus — Ornitorrinco … Wikipedia Español
