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platypus Definition

platy·pus (plat′ə pəs)

noun pl. -·puses or -·pi′-pī′

a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, with webbed feet, a beaverlike tail, and a ducklike bill; duckbill

Etymology: ModL < Gr platypous, flatfooted < platys, flat (see platy-) + pous, foot

platypus Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bill: He made flying fish and the duck billed platypus!
  • see: Overnight: Cassowary House 22 nd July Another wander at Cassowary House this morning enabled us to see a Platypus in the creek.
  • get: Get a platypus for £ 15 and pop it in the back, I can't believe mine's never burst.
  • have: Allen From the Intimate Creation Collection you have the Platypus, a sextoy with women in mind.

Preposition: in

creek: We also got excellent views of two Platypus in the creek.

Adjective modifier

  • duck-billed: I'd rather marry a duck-billed platypus Than end up like old Oedipus Rex.
  • shy: The highlight of this area is the chance to see the unusual and shy Platypus swimming effortlessly in the clear creeks.

Modifies a noun

  • junction: It runs back from above Platypus Junction at high level toward Broadway.
  • duck: Don't let him go running amuck, Bill Just, mind me platypus duck.

Noun used with modifier

duckbill: Prior to 1st April 1993, employe stress in a Further Education College in Scotland was about as rare as a duckbill platypus.