platypus in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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platypus <pl platypuses> [Am ˈplædəpəs, Brit ˈplatɪpəs] N (duck-billed platypus)

duck-bill platypus [Brit ˈdʌkbɪl ˌplatɪpəs], duck-billed platypus [ˈdʌkbɪld] N

Translations for platypus in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

platypus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for platypus in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

platypus <-es> [ˈplætɪpəs, Am ˈplæt̬-] N

Translations for platypus in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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English
His last paper described the presence of the lagena in the platypus, which is also found in birds.
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The male platypus has a hollow foot spur attached to a venom sac.
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It is thought to be the second-earliest known relative of the platypus.
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Although the platypus' eyes are small and not used under water, several features indicate that vision played an important role in its ancestors.
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Visualised as a huge platypus egg in bright gold pipes, the platypusarys faade is made up of gold panels with inscribed leaf shapes.
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The platypus has extra bones in the shoulder girdle, including an interclavicle, which is not found in other mammals.
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Within literally 350 metres of the town centre, just a few minutes walk, can be seen platypus, fish, yabbies and amphibians in their natural environment.
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Platypus were regularly seen up till the installation of the sewer in the mid 70s, but none since.
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Modern platypus young have three-cusped molars, which they lose before or just after leaving the breeding burrow; adults have heavily keratinised pads in their place.
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Only monotremes (the platypus and the echidna) lack foreskins.
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