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".
The real name for the platypus is simply 'platypus'. Its real name is certainly not 'duck-billed platypus'.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
There is no particular name for a female platypus.
The species name of the platypus is ornithorhyncus.
No. There is no specific name for a male platypus.
The only type of platypus is simply known as a platypus. Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
There is no particular name for the male platypus. Unlike the males (or females) of some species, there is no special designation for the male platypus.
There is no such thing as a "Eucalyptus platypus".
Neither the male nor the female platypus has any specific name.
No. The platypus is simply called the platypus. Many non-Australians refer to this animal as the "duck billed platypus" but this is not its correct name.
A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
It is also called a Duck-Billed Platypus.