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

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

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023

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

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

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