Grade 6

platypus

(plat-y-pus) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. a unique egg-laying mammal with webbed feet.

The platypus is one of the few egg laying mammals in the world.

A platypus has a flat duck-like bill.

duck-billed platypus; monotreme; aquatic mammal

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