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Definition of platypus : The duck mole. See under Duck.

Synonyms:

duck-billed platypus, duckbilled platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, duckbill, paddlefish

fox, hippopotamus, camel, cavy, ibex, donkey, llama, hamster, hare, opossum, antelope, wolf, sheep, echidna, rhinoceros, mouse, koala, dog, hog, mole, squirrel, raccoon, horse, dingo, burro, hyena, wallaby, ox, coyote, elephant, caribou, ocelot, lion, leopard, gazelle, mink, cow, puma, polecat, moose, arctic fox, cat, otter, zebra, jaguar, panther, weasel, lynx, giraffe, gopher, porcupine, stag, camelopard, bobcat, ermine, panda, mule, deer, chipmunk, bison, alpaca, goat, cheetah, wombat, sable, yak, kangaroo, rabbit, buffalo, swine, stoat, marmot, shrew, skunk, cougar, ferret, hedgehog, possum, beaver, gnu, bear, tiger, dromedary, sloth, pig, mongoose, chinchilla, jackal, reindeer, rat, lemming, elk, ass

Usage examples:

• Here, says he, I availed myself of the vicinity of some ponds, to give my platypus a little recreation. - "Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom", Samuel Griswold Goodrich.
• Thus the sloth as wanting in vitality, and the platypus as seeming to combine irreconcilable types, and crocodiles and many kinds of insects, simply, it would appear, because we are not accustomed to consider their forms as adequate expressions of life, are all ugly. - "Nature Mysticism", J. Edward Mercer.