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platypus
(plat′ə pəs)
noun pl. platypuses or platypi
a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, with webbed feet, a beaverlike tail, and a ducklike bill; duckbill
Origin: ModL < Gr platypous, flatfooted < platys, flat (see platy-) + pous, foot
See platypus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. plat·y·pus·es
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.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Platypūs, former genus name
Origin: , from Greek platupous, flat-footed
Origin: : platu-, platy-
Origin: + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots
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