How to pronounce platypus
American English pronunciation
PLAT-ih-pus
- IPA
- /ˈplætɪpəs/
- Syllables
- PLAT · ih · pus (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What platypus means
An Australian animal with a duck's bill that lays eggs
In a sentence: The platypus paddled along the stream with its webbed feet and flat tail.
Where it comes from: It comes from Greek words meaning flat-footed. The name was first used for a kind of beetle.
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