platypus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈplætɪpəs/|/ˈplætɪpʊs/    美 /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/|/ˈplætɪpəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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).
    — Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the births of two baby platypuses, in a major milestone. […] "They are in fact the offspring of captive-bred platypus, so this is actually the first time we've ever been able to breed from captive-bred parents," she [Paula Watson] said.

词形变化

platypuses plural platypus plural platypi common,hypercorrect,plural platypodes plural,rare

词源

From New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of flatfoot.
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