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How to pronounce “platypus”

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Practice the English pronunciation of platypus with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your lifeor platypus or slow lorises,
Definition summary
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).

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How to pronounce platypus

The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your life

or platypus or slow lorises,

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • 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).

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