platypi
Australia's duck-billed mammals
Platypi is a humorous or hypercorrect plural of platypus, treating the word as if it were Latin.
The standard plural is platypuses, since platypus comes from Greek roots, not Latin ones.
Still, platypi appears often enough that dictionaries acknowledge it: The zoo's platypi attracted crowds.
Reproducing via external ova
- oviparousReproducing through external eggs
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
nursing · milk · puggles · incubation · clutch · hatchling · lactation · fur
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- tailRear animal appendage
- furAnimal body hair
- spurIncentive or heel device
- cloacaMultipurpose posterior opening
electroreceptors · mechanoreceptors · rubbery · duck-billed · waterproof · grooming · nostrils · eyes
Incentive or heel device
- venomInjected animal poison
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
defense · male · toxin · agonistic · incapacitating · nonfatal · excruciating · edema
Non-saline aquatic environment
- streamsContinuous flows of something
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- creeksSmall natural watercourses
- billabongsIsolated river-formed pools
wetlands · swimming · diving · paddling · foraging · underwater · riverbanks · burrow
Native to one area
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- VictoriaFemale monarch's name
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
indigenous · protected · conservation · wildlife · bushland · outback · zoo · sanctuary
egg-laying
Reproducing via external ova
- oviparousReproducing through external eggs
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
warm-blooded · nursing · milk · puggles · incubation · clutch · hatchling · lactation · fur · primitive
bill
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cloaca · electroreceptors · mechanoreceptors · rubbery · duck-billed · waterproof · grooming · nostrils · eyes · ears
spur
Incentive or heel device
- venomInjected animal poison
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- painfulCausing hurt or ache
swelling · defense · male · toxin · agonistic · incapacitating · nonfatal · excruciating · edema · long-lasting
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
billabongs · wetlands · swimming · diving · paddling · foraging · underwater · riverbanks · burrow · lodge
endemic
Native to one area
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- VictoriaFemale monarch's name
aboriginal · indigenous · protected · conservation · wildlife · bushland · outback · zoo · sanctuary · nocturnal
platypiplacental mammals
Animals with internal fetal nourishment
marsupials · kangaroos · humans · dogs · cats
- duck-billed platypusSemiaquatic egg-laying Australian mammal
- duck-billed platypusesSemi-aquatic egg-laying mammals