Synonyms for platypus
ˈplæt ɪ pəs, -ˌpʊs; -ˌpaɪplaty·pus

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1. platypusnoun

   Synonyms:
   duckbill, duckmole, watermole, duck-billed platypus

2. platypusnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   duck-billed platypus, duckbill, duckmole, watermole

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1. platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinusnoun

   small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

   Synonyms:
   duck-billed platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, paddlefish

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1. • Egg-laying Mammal

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1. Gilad Bino:

   The ash in the water and the lack of oxygen would have a severe impact on some areas that coincide with platypus populations.

2. Javier Luque:

   Callichimaera perplexa is so unique and strange that it can be considered the platypus of the crab world, usually we think of crabs as big animals with broad carapaces, strong claws, small eyes in long eyestalks, and a small tail tucked under the body. Well, Callichimaera defies all of these' crabby' features and forces a rethink of our definition of what makes a crab a crab.