platypus
A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck,…A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia 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 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
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» It surprised me that platypus lay eggs.
Меня удивило, что утконос откладывает яйца. — Balamax
marcelostockle · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia 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 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
Schnabeltier
утконо́сutkonós
качкодзьо́бkačkodzʹób
small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
Examples
21 sentencesIt surprised me that platypus lay eggs.
ruМеня удивило, что утконос откладывает яйца. — Balamax
Platypuses aren't the only mammals that lay eggs.
ruУтконосы - не единственные млекопитающие, которые откладывают яйца. — Smoky
Platypuses are very shy animals.
ruУтконосы - очень пугливые животные. — Smoky
We have a platypus.
У нас є качконіс. — Balamax · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruУ нас есть утконос. — Balamax · CC BY 2.0 FR
deWir haben ein Schnabeltier. — Augustus · CC BY 2.0 FR
Platypuses are mammals.
Качкодзьоби — це ссавці. — bicolino34
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), froFrom New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of flatfoot.
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Forms
plural: platypuses / platypus / platypiSynonyms
8 synonyms- small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae:duckbillduckbilled platypusduck-billed platypusOrnithorhynchus anatinus
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.