Translingual

Proper noun

Platypus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Insecta - class; Dicondylia, Pterygota, Metapterygota, Neoptera, Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Coleopterida - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Curculionoidea - superfamily, Curculionidae - family; Platypodinae - subfamily; Platypodini - tribe

Hyponyms

• For the numerous species see Platypus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

A platypus

Noun

platypus ‎(plural platypuses or platypus or (common, hypercorrect, pseudo-Latin) platypi or (rare, pedantic) platypodes)

1. A semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal 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 — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus
   • 2008 March 2, “Captive platypus twins make history”, in ABC News:

     Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone.

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:platypus.

Synonyms

• duck-billed platypus
• duckbill
• duckmole
• watermole

Derived terms

• platypusary
• platypussary

Translations

See also

• echidna
• monotreme