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platypus

/ˈplætɪpəs/noun

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प्लैटिपस, बत्तख-चोंच (अंडे देने वाला स्तनधारी)

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nounplatypuses
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    a small Australian animal that has a beak like a duck, webbed feet and thick brown fur, and that lays eggs although it is a mammal

    प्लैटिपस, बत्तख-चोंच (अंडे देने वाला स्तनधारी)

    • The platypus hunts for food at the bottom of rivers with its eyes closed.
    • A platypus is one of the very few mammals that lay eggs.

    Synonyms duck-billed platypus

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Synonyms

duck-billed platypus

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General knowledge

The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals alive today that lay eggs, and they are called monotremes.

GK के लिए, platypus और echidna आज जीवित एकमात्र ऐसे स्तनधारी हैं जो अंडे देते हैं, और इन्हें monotremes कहा जाता है।