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
“The platypus swam across the pond and climbed onto a rock.”
The plural of the word platypus
platypuses
How the word platypus is said around the world
| French | ornithorynque (awr-nee-toh-RENK) |
| Spanish | ornitorrinco (ohr-nee-toh-REEN-koh) |
| Mandarin | 鸭嘴兽 (yah dzway shoh) |
| Hindi | प्लैटिपस (PLAI-ti-puhs) |
| Arabic | خلد الماء (khoold ahl-MAH) |
| Russian | утконос (oot-ku-NOHS) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ornitorrinco (aw-ruh-nee-too-REENG-kuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ornitorrinco (oh-ruh-nee-toh-KHEENG-kuu) |
| Japanese | カモノハシ (kah-moh-noh-AH-shee) |
| German | Schnabeltier (shnah-buhl-TEER) |
| Urdu | پلاٹیپس (puh-lah-TEE-puhs) |
| Punjabi | ਪਲੈਟਿਪਸ (puh-LE-ti-puhs) |
| Korean | 오리너구리 (oh-REE-nu-goo-ree) |
| Hebrew | הברווזן (hvrvvznuh) |
| Greek | πλατύπους (plah-TEE-poos) |
| Dutch | vogelbekdier (voh-ghel-beg-DEER) |
| Tagalog | platipus (plah-TEE-poos) |
| Vietnamese | thú mỏ vịt (TOO-ur maw veet) |
| Turkish | platypus (plahty-PUUS) |
| Persian | پلاتیپوس (pah-LAH-tee-poos) |
| Polish | dziobak (JAW-bahk) |
| Ukrainian | качкодзьоб (kahch-KOH-dzyohb) |
| Bengali | প্লাটিপাস (PLAH-tee-pahsh) |
| Swedish | näbbdjur (nuhb-YOOR) |
| Italian | ornitorinco (ohr-nee-toh-REEN-koh) |
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