Platypus

/ˈplætɪpəs/

Synonyms for "platypus" (272 found)

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Closest matches (55)

aardvark aardwolf alpacaangora goatanimal anteater antelopeantelope chipmunkaoudad apararctic foxarmadillo ass aurochs badger bandicoot bassarisk bat bear beaver

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belgian harebettong binturong bisonblack bearblack buckblack catblack foxblack sheepblue foxbobcatbrown bearbrush deerbrush wolfbuffalobuffalo wolfburroburro deercachalotcaffre catcamel camelopard capybara carabao caribou carpincho catcat-a-mountaincatamount cattalo cavy chamois cheetah chevrotain

Noun(1 words)

australian platypus

Strong matches (81)

chinchilla chipmunkcinnamon bearcooncoon catcotton mousecotton ratcougar cow coyote coypu deerdeer tigerdingo dog donkey dormouse dromedary echidna eland

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elephant elk ermine eyrafallow deerferretfield mousefisher fitchflying phalangerfoumart foxfox squirrelgazelle gemsbok genet giraffe glutton gnugnu goatgoatgoat antelopegophergrizzly bearground squirrelgroundhog guanacoguinea pighamster hareharnessed antelopehartebeest hedgehog hippopotamus hog horse hyena hyrax ibexindian buffalojackal jackass jackrabbit jaguar jaguarundi jerboajerboa kangarookaama kangarookangaroo mousekangaroo ratkarakul kinkajou

Noun(8 words)

duck billed mammalduck billed monotremeduck-billed platypusduckbillduckbilled platypusduckbillseducational examplehybrid metaphor

Related words (136)

kit foxkoalakodiak bearlapin lemming leopardleopard catlion llama lynx mammal mammoth mara marmot marten mastodon meerkat mink mole mongoose

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moose mouflonmountain goatmountain lionmountain sheepmouse mulemule deermuntjacmusk deermusk hogmusk-ox muskrat musquash nilgai nutria ocelot okapi onager oont opossum otter ounce oxpack ratpainter panda pangolin panther peccary peludo phalanger pigpine mousepocket gopherpocket mousepocket ratpolar bearpolar foxpolecat porcupine possumpouched ratpoyouprairie dogprairie wolfpronghorn puma rabbit raccoon ratred deerred squirrelreindeer rhinoceros roeroe deerroebuck sable serval sheep shrewshrew molesikasilver foxskunk slothsnowshoe rabbitspringbok squirrel stoat suslikswamp rabbitswine takin tamandua tamarin tapir tarpan tatoutatou pebatatouay tigertiger cattimber wolftree shrewurusvirginia deervole wallaby warthogwater buffalowaterbuck weaselwharf ratwhistlerwhite foxwild asswild boarwild goatwild oxwildcat wildebeest wolf wolverine wombatwood ratwoodchuckwoolly mammothyak zebra zebu zoril

Noun(3 words)

mosaic exemplarornithorhynchus anatinusplatypi

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More general

8 entries

animal conceptegg-laying mammalfigure of speechmammal metaphor monotreme vertebrate

More specific

1 entries

juvenile platypus

Collocations

6 entries

platypus behaviorplatypus billplatypus eggplatypus genomeplatypus habitatplatypus venom

Inflections

2 entries

platypi platypuses

Derivations

1 entries

platypuslike

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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It surprised me that platypus lay eggs.

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I’ve always wanted to have a pet platypus.

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The platypus is an egg-laying mammal, which means it lays eggs.

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The platypus, a small amphibious Austrian mammal, is a very shy animal.

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