platypus

platypus
[ˈplatɪpəs]
(pl. platypuses)
  1. a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur
    鸭嘴兽。 亦称 duckbill 或 duck-billed platypus
  2. Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata
    拉丁名Ornithorhynchus anatinus，鸭嘴兽科的唯一成员，单孔目
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous 'flat-footed', from platus 'flat' + pous 'foot'
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