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

Besides the duck-billed platypus, echidnas are the only other surviving monotreme: an ancient type of mammal that lays eggs.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 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

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

When it is said that the list included such widely diverging creatures as “A camel-leopard, a duck-billed platypus, Thomasina Bolderston, and Spring-heeled Jack,” it can be imagined with what zest the pupils began their replies.

From Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story by Tarrant, Percy