duck-billed platypus in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for duck-billed platypus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

duck-bill platypus

ornitorrinco m

Translations for duck-billed platypus in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ornitorrinco

duck-billed platypus

Translations for duck-billed platypus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duck¹ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N

1. duck C:

duck

pato m

duck (female)

pata f

a dead duck

un asunto acabado

to play ducks and drakes

hacer cabrillas

to play ducks and drakes

hacer patitos CSur Mex

to play ducks and drakes

hacer pan y quesito (en el agua) Col

to play ducks and drakes with sth

tirar algo por la ventana

to take to sth like a duck to water he took to skiing like a duck to water

empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida

2. duck U FOOD:

duck

pato m

I.duck² [Am dək, Brit dʌk] VB intr

duck (bow down)

agacharse

duck (hide)

esconderse

I ducked behind a pillar

me escondí rápidamente detrás de una columna

II.duck² [Am dək, Brit dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

duck head

agachar

duck head

bajar

2. duck (submerge):

duck

hundir

3. duck (dodge):

duck question

eludir

duck question

esquivar

duck responsibility

evadir

duck responsibility

eludir

duck³ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N Brit inf (as term of address)

duck

tesoro inf

duck

majo m / maja f Spain inf

duck⁴ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N

1. duck U (fabric):

duck

lona f

2. duck <ducks, pl > FASHION:

duck

pantalones mpl de dril

duck

pantalones mpl de lona

duck⁵ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N (in cricket)

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado sin marcar ningún tanto

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

platypus

ornitorrinco m

duck-billed platypus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duck-billed platypus in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ornitorrinco

duck-billed platypus

Translations for duck-billed platypus in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duck¹ [dʌk] N Brit inf

duck

cariño mf

I.duck² [dʌk] N

1. duck (bird):

duck

pato m

2. duck SPORTS:

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado a cero

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water inf

sentirse como pez en el agua con/en algo

II.duck² [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

agachar la cabeza

2. duck (go under water):

duck

chapuzarse

3. duck (hide):

duck

agacharse

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

III.duck² [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

agachar la cabeza

to duck one's head under water

sumergir la cabeza dentro del agua

2. duck (avoid):

duck

esquivar

duck fig

eludir

to duck an issue

eludir un tema

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

platypus

ornitorrinco m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A platypus, technically speaking, is a genus of beetle, not to be confused with a duck-billed platypus.

en.wikipedia.org

The duck-billed platypus was fine -- it's still fine; it just goes on being a duck-billed platypus.

www.slate.com

When zoologists looked at the duck-billed platypus, they had problems.

www.slate.com

Among mammals alive today, only the duck-billed platypus and several shrew species produce venom.

www.washington.edu

Who can forget the duck-billed platypus and anteater noses of 2012?

edition.cnn.com

The centerpiece of his collection is the skull of a duck-billed platypus.

www.cnn.com

These include the duck-billed platypus and spiny anteater.

www.slate.com

The 2012 duck-billed platypus noses were deemed particularly ugly.

edition.cnn.com

What about the duck-billed platypus or the tapir?

www.independent.co.uk