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Categories: Mammals described in 1799, IUCN Red List near threatened species, Ornithorhynchidae, Quaternary animals of Oceania, Quaternary animals of Australia

platypus duckbill duckbilled platypus duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae WordNet 3.0

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Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The platypus, sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Wikipedia

English common name of the Australian egg-laying mammal of action which in science language is called the Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Semi aquatic egg laying mammal native to Australia Wikidata

A semi-aquatic mammal of the species Ornithorhynchus anatinus that lays eggs. OmegaWiki

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. Wiktionary

Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Wiktionary (translation)

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Australia