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English noun: duckbilled platypus

1. duckbilled platypus (animal) small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae


Synonymsduck-billed platypus, duckbill, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus


Broader (hypernym)egg-laying mammal, monotreme


Member meronymgenus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus









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