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Local name of platypus

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The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.

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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 the real name for the platypus?

The real name for the platypus is simply 'platypus'. Its real name is certainly not 'duck-billed platypus'.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


What is the name for a female platypus?

There is no particular name for a female platypus.


What is the platypus's species name?

The species name of the platypus is ornithorhyncus.


Does a male platypus have a name?

No. There is no specific name for a male platypus.


What is the name of the only kind of platypus?

The only type of platypus is simply known as a platypus. Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


What is the male platypus's name?

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.


What is the common name for Eucalyptus platypus?

There is no such thing as a "Eucalyptus platypus".


What is the name for a male platypus?

Neither the male nor the female platypus has any specific name.


Do platypuses have another 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.


What species is a platypus from?

A platypus is an egg laying mammal, or monotreme. Its actual species name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.


What is another name for the platypus?

It is also called a Duck-Billed Platypus.