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There is only one species of platypus, named the Ornithorhynchus anatinus. It is the only living member of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus. Platypuses are unique mammals that lay eggs, have a bill similar to a duck's, and are native to eastern Australia.

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What did they do with the platypus?

Platypi are NOT extinct


Can platypuses eat frogs?

First of all there's no such word as platypuses, its platypi. its their favourite food. without frogs there would probably be no platypi in the world!


Is it true that what makes platypuses different from other mammals is that they live in australia?

No. Platypi are different from other mammals because they lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.


Do platypi have a reproduction ritual?

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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.


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).


Do some animals plural end in pi?

octopus- octopi platypus- platypuses not platypi.


Do platypusess lay eggs?

Yes, [platypi] and echidnas are the only mammals who lay eggs.


What plural word has less letters than its singular form?

Platypus - platypi cactus - cacti


Are platypus feral?

No. They are wild. Feral refers to animals that were once domesticated or their descendants. Platypi were never domesticated.


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