platypuses

Variant of platypus

platypus definition

platy·pus (plat′ə pəs)

noun pl. platypuses -·puses or platypi -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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