platypus 
small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae • Syn: duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus • Hypernyms: monotreme, egg-laying mammal • Member Holonyms: Ornithorhynchus, genus Ornithorhynchus
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