platypus
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The meaning (definition) of the word platypus
a furry animal with a duck bill that lays eggs
The word platypus used in a sentence
“A platypus is a funny animal with a duck bill that lays eggs.”
The plural of the word platypus
platypuses
How the word platypus is said around the world
| French | ornithorynque (awrneetohrenk) |
| Spanish | ornitorrinco (ohrneetohreenkoh) |
| Mandarin | 鸭嘴兽 (yā zuǐ shòu) |
| Hindi | एक प्रकार का बत्तक-सदृश नाक से पशु (ayk pruhkahr kah butuhkuhsudrish nahk say pushuu) |
| Arabic | خلد الماء (khoold ahlmah) |
| Russian | утконос (utkonos) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ornitorrinco (awruhneetooreengkuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ornitorrinco (ohruhneetohkheengkuu) |
| Japanese | カモノハシ (kamonohashi) |
| German | Schnabeltier (shnahbuhlteer) |
| Urdu | پلاٹیپس (puhlahteepuhs) |
| Punjabi | ਪਲੈਟਿਪਸ (puhletipuhs) |
| Korean | 오리너구리 (orineoguri) |
| Hebrew | הברווזן (hvrvvznuh) |
| Greek | πλατύπους (platupous) |
| Dutch | vogelbekdier (vohghelbegdeer) |
| Tagalog | platipus (plahteepoos) |
| Vietnamese | thú mỏ vịt (toour maw veet) |
| Turkish | platypus (plahtypuus) |
| Persian | پلاتیپوس (pahlahteepoos) |
| Polish | dziobak (jawbahk) |
| Ukrainian | качкодзьоб (kachkodzob) |
| Bengali | প্লাটিপাস (plahteepahsh) |
| Swedish | näbbdjur (nuhbyoor) |
| Italian | ornitorinco (ohrneetohreenkoh) |
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