Platypus
Definitions
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).
Equivalents
34 more languages
Afrikaanseendbekdier
Azərbaycan diliördəkburun
Беларускаякачкано́с
Българскиптицечовка
Češtinaptakopysk
Dansknæbdyr
Ελληνικάπλατύποδας
Esperantoornitorinko
Suomivesinokkaeläin
Galegoornitorrinco
Magyarkacsacsőrű emlős
Հայերենբադակտուց
Íslenskabreiðnefur
日本語かものはし
ქართულიიხვნისკარტა
Қазақ тіліүйректұмсық
한국어오리너구리
Latinaornithorhynchus
Latviešupīļknābis
Македонскиклунар
Nederlandsvogelbekdier
Polskidziobak
Portuguêsornitorrinco
Românăornitorinc
Русскийутконос
Slovenčinavtákopysk
Slovenščinakljunaš
Svenskanäbbdjur
ไทยตุ่นปากเป็ด
Українськакачкодзьоб
Tiếng Việtthú mỏ vịt
Examples
“Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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