platypus

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈplætɪpəs/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/, IPA: /ˈplætɪpəs/

Noun

1. A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme 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
• water mole

Translations

• French: ornithorynque
• German: Schnabeltier
• Italian: ornitorinco
• Portuguese: ornitorrinco
• Russian: утконо́с
• Spanish: ornitorrinco

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