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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.
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What is the nickname for Monotremata?
There is no nickname for Monotremata which is a family of mammals incorporating the platypus and the echidna.
Is there a platypus beside the duck billed platypus?
No, the platypus is the only species. It is not actually known as the duck-billed platypus: this is just a nickname which only non-Australians use.
What is the duck billed platypus's real name?
The real name for the "duck billed platypus" is just platypus. The "duck billed" part of its name is a nickname which gives a false impression that its bill is like a duck's bill.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Are the spiny anteater and platypus amphibians?
The "spiny anteater" is only a nickname for echidna. Echidnas and platypuses are monotremes which means egg laying mammals.
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
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".
Is a platypus a hoarder?
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
Is a platypus a primate?
A Platypus is not a primate.
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.
What is the reproductive system of a platypus?
Unlike most mammals, the platypus has a cloaca (one exit hole for waste and eggs). The platypus uses internal sexual reproduction (they use intercourse to deliver sperm to the female). The baby develops inside the female in an egg. The egg(s) are laid in a burrow.Another mammal with a cloaca is the echidna (It is also called the spiny anteater, but it is not at all related to other anteaters, it's just its nickname.)
Local name of platypus?
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
