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platypus

plat·y·pus

platypus

 
pronunciation:
plae tih ps
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part of speech: noun
inflections: platypuses
definition: an egg-laying mammal of Australia and Tasmania that has webbed feet for swimming, a broad, horny bill like that of a duck, and a long, flat tail, and that lives in and near water.
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