Platypusary

//ˈplætɪpʊsəɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A place where platypuses are nurtured. Australia

    "It was Mr. Harry Burrell, of Sydney, who first designed an intricate model home for the platypus and coined for it the obviously suitable name of "Platypusary"."

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"It was Mr. Harry Burrell, of Sydney, who first designed an intricate model home for the platypus and coined for it the obviously suitable name of "Platypusary"."

Etymology

From platypus + -ary, coined by Australian naturalist Henry Burrell (1873–1945), the first person who succeeded in constructing a functioning platypusary.

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