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Meanings of duckmole in English

Wikidata

A semi-aquatic mammal of the species Ornithorhynchus anatinus that lays eggs.

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Examples for "platypus"
Examples for "platypus"
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Water-rats sported in the lily-bespangled stream, and a platypus basked, on the bank.
Tropic Days
2
The platypus, also, was quite plentiful, especially in the Merri Creek.
Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria
3
We used platypus and chicken genomic clones to investigate genome organization in sperm.
Pubmed
4
In contrast to mouse, Piwil4 is expressed in platypus and human adult testis.
Pubmed
5
The Creator of the platypus, the camel, the ostrich, and man?
The Illustrated Man
1
In closing arguments, they likened him to a duckbill platypus.
Wired
2
Jonathan whipped off his hat to show Nana the duckbill.
Hula Done It?
3
The eyes, protruding above the flat duckbill, were gentle and soft like a cow's.
Jurassic Park
4
Certainly we'll praise God for his creativity and humor (consider the duckbill platypus).
Heaven
5
One duckbill struck a boulder and it rolled past them, out into the field beyond.
Jurassic Park
1
It has, however, what are called marsupials: kangaroos, opossums, wombats, and the duck-billed platypus.
In the Eastern Seas
2
The purpose of this study is to identify evolutionary origin and fate of anatomic features of the duck-billed platypus eye.
Pubmed
3
There are a few oddball species such as the duck-billed platypus which has a whopping 10 sex chromosomes, making males XYXYXYXYXY.
Wired
4
Still, it must have been great fun coming up with tags like " duck-billed platypus," "tufted titmouse," and "precious wentletrap" (a gastropod of Southeast Asia).
Skeptics and true believers: the exhilarating connection between...
5
This animal is called the Duck-billed Platypus.
Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia
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What historical miracles occurred that led to the creation of a country which has as much right to exist as a duckbilled platypus?
The Irish Times
2
Instead of these, it has Marsupials only: kangaroos and opossums; wombats and the duckbilled Platypus.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
Usage of duckmole in English
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The Duckmole or Duck-billed Platypus of Australia is a survivor of the most primitive mammals.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
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Now it is an interesting fact that the three lowest mammals, the Duckmole and two Spiny Ant-eaters, lay eggs, i.e.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...