platypus
/ˈplætɪpəs/
noun
- A small, egg-laying Australian mammal with a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver, and webbed feet.
- We saw a platypus swimming in the river during our trip to Australia.
- The platypus is one of the few mammals that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
- A male platypus has a venomous spur on its hind foot.
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