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Rareplatypus
The correct spelling is platypus.
How to pronounce platypus
/ˈplætɪpəs/
nounIPA: /ˈplætɪpəs/
Say it like: Pla-typ-us
The correct spelling is platypus. A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme 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 web…
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noun
- 1.A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme 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
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