platypus
/ˈplætɪpəs/noun
(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.
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- 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。
词源
late 18th cent.: modern Latin， from Greek platupous 'flat-footed'， from platus 'flat' + pous 'foot'.