platypus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈplætɪpʊs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈplætɪpəs/ (General-American)
- /ˈplætɪpəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From 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.
Meanings
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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).
Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone. […] "They are in fact the offspring of captive-bred platypus, so this is actually the first time we've ever been able to breed from captive-bred parents," she [Paula Watson] said.
2008 March 2, “Captive platypus twins make history”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2008:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| platypuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| platypus | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| platypi | Number=Plur | common, hypercorrect | lexicographic |
| platypodes | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
mallangong · water mole · duck-billed platypus · duckbill · tambreet · duckmole
Translations (90)
sv näbbdjur (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · af eendbekdier (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sh kljunar (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sl kljunaš (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · fa نوکاردکی (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · be качкано́с (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · gv platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · id platipus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · myv шенженерь (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sm platipusi (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · lt ančiasnapis (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · lv pīļknābis (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · vi thú mỏ vịt (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · pt ornitorrinco (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · la ornithorhynchus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · he ברווזן (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ka იხვნისკარტა (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ug ئۆردەكتۇمشۇق (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sw kinyamadege (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · chr ᎹᏱᏕ (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · as প্লেটিপাছ (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · da næbdyr (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · it ornitorinco (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · csb dzëbôl (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · de Schnabeltier (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · mn ᠨᠤᠭᠤᠰᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤᠲᠤ (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · bg птицечо́вка (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · tr ördekburun (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · oc ornitorinc (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ba өйрәкморон (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · th ตุ่นปากเป็ด (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · et nokkelajas (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · el πλατύποδας (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · bo “duck-lipped otter” (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · yi ענטל־שנאָבל (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · hu kacsacsőrű emlős (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · fo nevdýr (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · is breiðnefur (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · it ornitorinchide (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · uk качкодзьо́б (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · cmn 鴨嘴獸 /鸭嘴兽 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ko 오리너구리 (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ar مِنْقَارُ ٱلْبَطّ (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · nb nebbdyr (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ky өрдөкмурун (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · kk үйректұмсық (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · gd platapus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · fr ornithorynque (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ca ornitorinc (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sq sqepori (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · br platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · nn nebbdyr (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · mn нугасан хошуут (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · vo honedaf (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · pl dziobak (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sh čudnovati kljunaš (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · et ornitorünhus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · tr ornitorenk (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ru утконо́с (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · fa ارنی ترنگ (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · fi vesinokkaeläin (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · et nokkloom (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · la platypūs (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · tt үрдәкборын (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · cy hwyatbig (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · gl ornitorrinco (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · eo ornitorinko (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ja カモノハシ (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · es ornitorrinco (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ky өрдөк тумшук (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · as হাঁহঠুঁটীয়া (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · hu kacsacsőrű (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · cs ptakopysk (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · nl vogelbekdier (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · wyi dulai-wurrung (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ms platipus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · io ornitorinko (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ar خُلْدُ ٱلْمَاء (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · et platipus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · eu ornitorrinko (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · hy բադակտուց (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · sk vtákopysk (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ga platapas (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · bo སྲམ་ངང་མཆུ་ཅན Literally (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · mk клунар (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · az ördəkburun (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · grc πλατύπους (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ast ornitorrincu (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · gv platapus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) · ro ornitorinc (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)