Words Like PLATYPUS
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PLATYPUS.
2 Alternative Words Similar to platypus
8 definitions of platypus
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The duck mole. See under duck.
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small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
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A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, and a snout resembling a duck's bill. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus.
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In entomology, a genus of xylophagous beetles of the family Scolytidæ: synonymous in part with Bostrychus.
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In mammalogy: A genus of monotremes, now called Ornithorhynchus.
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[lowercase] The species of this genus; the duckbilled platypus. See cut under duckbill.
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In ornithology, a genus of sea-ducks of the family Anatidæ and the subfamily Fuligulinæ: synonymous with Fulix.
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An egg-laying, semi-aquatic mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus