platypus
英 [ˈplætɪpəs]
美 [ˈplætɪpʊs]
n. 鸭嘴兽，鸭獭(栖于澳大利亚)
BNC.47148 / COCA.37531
牛津词典
noun
- 鸭嘴兽，鸭獭（栖于澳大利亚）
an Australian animal that is covered in fur and has a beak like a duck , webbed feet (= with skin between the toes) and a flat tail. Platypuses lay eggs but give milk to their young.
英英释义
noun
- small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet
双语例句
- While most of us are familiar with the uniqueness of kangaroos, koala bears, and even emus, Australia is also home to perhaps the most bizarre animal in the world: the duckbill platypus.
在这些动物中，除了我们所熟悉的袋鼠、考拉熊和鸸鹋，澳大利亚也是世界上最珍惜的动物&鸭嘴兽的家园。这是一种毛茸茸的哺乳动物，但是却像爬行动物一样生蛋。 - 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。 - Why do I got to be the platypus! Make him the platypus!
为什么我是鸭嘴兽？要他去当！ - Groovy offers an innocuous but powerful language feature closures without which the Platypus would never be able to lay an egg.
Groovy提供了一种无害的但功能强大的语言特性闭包如果没有它的话，鸭嘴兽将永远无法下蛋。 - The genetic relationship between Platypus CRP and grass carp is the farthest.
鸭嘴兽C反应蛋白和草鱼的亲缘关系最远，单独成为一支。 - He should have no difficulty in mastering the subject, if only he would put his back into it. scientists know less about the platypus than they would like to know.
只要他专心致志，就不难掌握这门学科。科学家们掌握的关于鸭嘴兽的知识要比他们想掌握的知识少得多。 - We are excited by the fact that the analysis of the platypus genome gives us new directions in investigating the molecular basis of ovarian cancer.
鸭嘴兽基因组分析给我们在调查卵巢癌的分子基础时提供了一个新的方向，这个结果令我们非常激动。 - On their journey they encounter a green tree frog, a python, a platypus and other Australian animals.
在他们的旅途上，他们遇到一只绿色的树蛙、蟒蛇、鸭嘴兽和其它澳大利亚动物。 - "Ollie", a Kookaburra," Syd", a Platypus; and "Millie", an Echidna, are three native animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games.
奥利，笑翠鸟，席德，鸭嘴兽和米莉，针鼹，作为2000年悉尼奥运会吉祥物选定的三个本土动物。 - The platypus, also known as duckbill for the shape of its mouth, is one of the oldest animals in the world.
因其嘴巴的形状而得名的鸭嘴兽是世界上最古老的哺乳动物之一。