duckbilled platypus n 1: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: {platypus}, {duckbill}, {duckbilled platypus}, {duck-billed platypus}, {Ornithorhynchus anatinus}]
Duck-billed platypus \Duck"-billed` plat"y*pus\, a. same as {Duck Mole}, under {Duck}.. Syn: duck mole, duckbill, duck-bill platypus, platypus. [PJC]