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The scientific name (sometimes also called the Latin name) of the platypus is ornithorhynchus anatinus.

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Platypus is from Greek words meaning "flat foot".

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The word platypus is from the Greek platypous, meaning "flat-footed": from platys "broad, flat" + pous "foot."

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What is platypus in Latin?

The word platypus is from the Greek platypous, meaning "flat-footed": from platys "broad, flat" + pous "foot."The scientific name (sometimes also called the Latin name) of the platypus is ornithorhynchus anatinus.


Why is the platypus classified in its family?

The platypus is classified in the family Ornithorhynchidae because this latin term means "bird-like snout", which refers to the platypus's bill.


Does a platypus live in Latin America?

Only as pets or on zoos; these animals are from Australia.


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".


How do you spell portopus?

Do you mean platypus or porpoise?


What does a platypus name mean?

"Flat-footed"


What is the plural of platypus?

"Platypus" or "platypuses" are both accepted plural forms.The plural of platypus is not platypi. It is unfortunate that some dictionaries include platypi as a plural. Listing "octopi" as the plural of octopus is also incorrect, for the same reason. Both words are from Greek, not Latin."Platypi" is a colloquialism, and incorrect both grammatically and etymologically. The term uses pseudo-Latin rules.


What is a platypus mean?

It's an animal-see them below


Is a paltapus a bird?

If you mean the "platypus," no, it is not a bird. It is a mammal.


Is multiple platypus platypi or platypus?

That would be the plural using Greek rules: both platypus and octopus are from Greek, and do not (as is commonly assumed) use the Latin plurals platypi and octopi.The correct English plural is either platypuses or the same word platypus (used as a group noun, like sheep or trout).


What does journal mean in Roman?

There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".


What does anatinus mean?

The platypus was described scientifically for the first time by Dr. George Shaw (1751-1813). He had named it platypus anatinus.