duck-billed platypus
US /ˈdʌk.bɪld ˈplæt.ɪ.pəs/
UK /ˈdʌk.bɪld ˈplæt.ɪ.pəs/

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ornithorynque
a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal of eastern Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, a snout resembling a duck's bill, and in the male, a poisonous spur on the hind leg.
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The duck-billed platypus is one of only five monotreme species.
L'ornithorynque est l'une des cinq seules espèces de monotrèmes.
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We saw a duck-billed platypus swimming in the river.
Nous avons vu un ornithorynque nager dans la rivière.