platypus

N สัตว์ คล้าย ตัวตุ่น จำพวก  Ornithorhynchus anatinus sad-klai-tua-tun-jam-puek

PLATYPUS

n.A quadruped of New Holland, whose jaws are elongated into the shape of a duck's bill. The body is covered with thick hair and the feet are webbed. This animal has been arranged with the Mammalia, but it is now presumed to be oviparous; at least its breasts have not hitherto been observed.

PLATYPUS

Plat "y *pus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

platypus

plat y pus |ˈplatəpəs, -ˌpo͝os ˈplædəpəs | ▶noun ( pl. platypuses ) a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal that frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. Also called duckbill platypus. [Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous ‘flatfooted, ’ from platus ‘flat ’ + pous ‘foot. ’

platypus

platypus |ˈplatɪpəs | ▶noun ( pl. platypuses ) a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. Also called duckbill or duck-billed platypus. ●Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous ‘flat-footed ’, from platus ‘flat ’ + pous ‘foot ’.

platypus

plat y pus /plǽtɪpəs /名詞 C 〘動 〙カモノハシ (duckbill ).