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platypus : a small carnivorous aquatic monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania that has a fleshy bill resembling that of a duck, dense fur, webbed feet, and a broad flattened tail — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

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Platypus, sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The animal is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species appear in the fossil record. — Wikipedia

Platypus (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Science

Mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as “mastology,” “theriology,” and “therology.” The major branches of mammalogy include natural history, taxonomy and systematics, anatomy and physiology, ethology, ecology, and management. — Wikipedia

Mammalogy (Encyclopædia Britannica)

The Science of Mammalogy (The American Society of Mammalogists)

Platypus Biology (Australian Platypus Conservancy)
Ecology & Behaviour (Australian Platypus Conservancy)
Evolution & Names (Australian Platypus Conservancy)

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Conservation

Australian Platypus Conservancy

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DDC: 599.29 Platypus (Library Thing)
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LCC: QL 737.M72 Platypus (UPenn Online Books)
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LCC: QL 737.M72 Platypus (Library of Congress)
Subject: Platypus (Library of Congress)

Subject: Platypus (WorldCat)

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