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Platypus

Noun CEFR B2
ˈplætɪpəs

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

Españolornitorrinco
Françaisornithorynque
34 more languages
Afrikaanseendbekdier
Azərbaycan diliördəkburun
Беларускаякачкано́с
Българскиптицечовка
Češtinaptakopysk
Dansknæbdyr
Ελληνικάπλατύποδας
Esperantoornitorinko
Հայերենբադակտուց
Íslenskabreiðnefur
Қазақ тіліүйректұмсық
Latviešupīļknābis
Македонскиклунар
Nederlandsvogelbekdier
Polskidziobak
Portuguêsornitorrinco
Românăornitorinc
Русскийутконос
Slovenčinavtákopysk
Slovenščinakljunaš
Svenskanäbbdjur
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.
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