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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duck-billed platypus

The duck-billed platypus faces many threats — climate change, loss of habitat, pollution and invasive species among others.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

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

It is a one of just three egg-laying mammals, or monotremes - a group that includes the duck-billed platypus.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2012

There is, too, the Tasmanian devil, a small but formidable animal, something like a badger, and the ornithorhynchus, or duck-billed platypus, which figures on some of the postage stamps.

From Six Letters From the Colonies by R. C. (Robert Cooper) Seaton