duck-billed platypus

noun

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

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Words nearby duck-billed platypus

duchy, duck, duck and drake, duckbill, duck-billed dinosaur, duck-billed platypus, duckboard, duck-egg, duck-egg blue, ducker, duckface
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