platypus

/plat-i-puhs, -poos/US // ˈplæt ɪ pəs, -ˌpʊs //UK // (ˈplætɪpəs) //

鸭嘴兽,柏拉图,排球运动员

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural plat·y·pus·es, plat·y·pi [plat-i-pahy]. /ˈplæt ɪˌpaɪ/.
- : a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.

We have to think about this holistically rather than just adding a platypus or a pterodactyl.
It has webbed feet, and therefore sometimes receives the name of Platypus (flat-foot).
So, although it was a long and rough way to the little creek where the Platypus lived, it did not seem at all far.
She kept on fidgetting about, putting off calling to the Platypus by one excuse and another: she was decidedly ill at ease.
Dot could not hear what the Kangaroo said, but she saw the Platypus hurriedly prepare to regain the water.
The Platypus spluttered out more dirty water, in its indignation.