duck-billed platypus


noun
  1. an amphibious egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of E Australia, having dense fur, a broad bill and tail, and webbed feet: family Ornithorhynchidae: Sometimes shortened to: duckbill, platypus See also monotreme

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