platypus
Meaning of platypus
noun
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
Information about platypus
- It is a name.
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Hyphenation of platypus
platy-pus
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- platypus is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
platypus synonyms
Meaning duckbill:
Meaning :
duckmole, mallangong, watermole
Translation of platypus
- French: ornithorynque
- German: Schnabeltier
- Italian: ornitorinco
- Portuguese: ornitorrinco
- Spanish: ornitorrinco
Words that rhyme with platypus
Bradypus, bradypus, carcinopolypus, elytropolypus, fibropolypus, otopolypus, polypus, proctopolypus, rhinopolypus, coypus, Dasypus, dasypus, Agriotypus, Zorotypus, typus
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