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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek platypous 'flat-footed'

platypus

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
plat‧y‧pus [countable]
HBA a small furry Australian animal that has a beak and feet like a duck, lays eggs, and produces milk for its young
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