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platypuses

  • plural
    of platypus.
    platypus
    noun
    a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.

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At first, it seemed to be another caprice of two already unusual animals: Flying squirrels and platypuses were found to be fluorescent, absorbing invisible ultraviolet light and re-emitting it in shocking pink or bright cyan.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

Australia's emerging pattern of severe mega bushfires and heavy rainfall may be driving platypuses from their homes, a new study by University of Melbourne researchers has shown. 

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023

Like chickens, duck-billed platypuses, and other animals that hatch from eggs, you had a yolk sac when you were an embryo.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2023

These platypuses will be tracked for the next two years.

From BBC ● May 16, 2023

Augustus and I were together in the Improbable Creatures Club: us and duck-billed platypuses.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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