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The correct term is just "platypus", and there is just one species (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) which is the single remaining representative of its taxonomical family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record.
Originally, the platypus was described as Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, in either 1799 or 1800, by German anatomist Johann Blumenbach. This was done by an independent examination, and the name was not official.
Australians do not refer to this creature as a "duckbilled platypus"; that is just a name that was carried over from colonial times, when the English first discovered the platypus, and which non-Australians continue to use.
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What is a platypus nickname?
The platypus is known overseas as the "duckbilled platypus" or just the "duckbill", but in Australia it is just commonly called the 'platypus'.The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
Platypus in afrikaans?
Eendbek-dier (Duckbilled-Animal)
What is the the bill beaked platypuses country of origin?
There is no such creature as the bill beaked platypus. The platypus (sometimes called the duckbilled platypus by non-Australians) is indigenous to Australia.
One mammal that is not born alive that hatches from egg and stings venom?
The duckbilled platypus.
What are the platypus's nicknames?
The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.
Is a duckbill platypus the same as a regular platypus?
Yes. They are properly called just "platypus", but the name "duckbilled platypus" is often applied. Some believe their bill resembles that of a duck, but it is actually quite different.
Which of the following does not lay eggs A hens B crocodiles C bluejays D frogs E duckbilled platypus?
bat
Is a duckbilled platypus a carnivore omnivore or a herbavore?
The platypus is a carnivore: it mostly feeds on annelid worms, insect larvae, freshwater shrimp and crayfish (known in Australia as "freshwater yabby") that it digs out of the riverbed with its snout or catches while swimming.
What does the word hobknoker mean?
A lowlife person who does illegal things and is a alcoholic and does gross stuff
What is the binomial name for the platypus?
Ornithorhynchus anatinusThe original name was Platypus anatinus, from Greek and Latin words meaning "flat-footed, duck-like". After realising that the name "platypus" had already be given to a group of beetles, the scientist involved assigned the platypus the scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout".
What is one kind of platypus?
There is only one kind of platypus, and that is the species Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
