English noun: duck-billed platypus | |||
1. | duck-billed 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 | ||
Synonyms | duckbill, duckbilled platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | egg-laying mammal, monotreme | ||
Member meronym | genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus | ||