platypus

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈplætɪpəs/ or /ˈplætɪpʊs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/ or /ˈplætɪpəs/

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• Hyphenation: pla‧ty‧pus

Noun

Singular platypus

Plural platypuses or platypi

A platypus

1. (countable) A platypus is an animal that lives on both water and land. It has a body like a mole, a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and webbed feet. A male platypus has poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs.