duck-billed platypus

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Aside from the duck-billed platypus, the echidna is the only mammal that lay eggs.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

And they must even build a Niffler, a treasure-hunting creature that looks like a duck-billed platypus, that also goes on the game pad to get sucked into the game.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2016

So here, rather than represent themselves with lions or black horses, they've plumped for a duck-billed platypus.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013

The male duck-billed platypus infuses its heel spurs with a cobralike poison.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2012

These had other traits like the old-fashioned, egg-laying mammals, the duck-billed platypus, for example, that is still found in Australia.

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