platypus

FREQ #25969

n. 鸭嘴兽

发音

UK /ˈplætɪpəs/
UK /ˈplætɪpʊs/
US /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/
US /ˈplætɪpəs/

词形变化

platypi platypodes platypuses 复数 platypuses platypi 复数 platypodes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

    鸭嘴兽

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

duckbill duck-billed platypus

上位词 1

monotreme

相关短语

duck-billed platypus n. 鸭嘴兽

词源

From New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of flatfoot.

来源：wiktionary