small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
双语例句
1. One of the mascots was the platypus.
吉祥物一是鸭嘴兽.
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2. At home both in water and on land, the platypus is amphibious.
鸭嘴兽的家可以在水中,也可以在陆上.它是两栖动物.
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3. Not many people could describe a platypus because few have seen one.
很少有人能描述鸭嘴兽,因为几乎没有人见过它.
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4. For this reason, scientists know less about the platypus than they would like to know.
因为这个原因, 科学家对它知之甚少.
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5. Researchers just mapped the genome of a female platypus from Australia.
最近,研究人员们为一直来自澳大利亚的雌性鸭嘴兽绘制了基因图.
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用作名词 (n.)
I saw a platypus and a kangaroo. 我看到了鸭嘴兽和袋鼠。
One of the mascots was the platypus. 吉祥物一是鸭嘴兽。
The platypus spends a great deal of its time looking for food. 鸭嘴兽要用大量的时间去觅食。
