duck-billed platypus
US /ˈdʌk.bɪld ˈplæt.ɪ.pəs/
UK /ˈdʌk.bɪld ˈplæt.ɪ.pəs/
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鴨嘴獸
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.
鴨嘴獸是僅有的五種單孔目動物之一。
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We saw a duck-billed platypus swimming in the river.
我們看到一隻鴨嘴獸在河裡游泳。