As nouns the difference between platypus and otter
is that platypus is an egg-laying, semi-aquatic mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinusotter is any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
As a proper noun Otter is
a river whose source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows into Lyme Bay in English Channel.
platypus
Noun
An egg-laying, semi-aquatic mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus
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Synonyms
* duck-billed platypus
* duckbill
* duckmole
* watermole
Derived terms
* platypusary
* platypussary
See also
* echidna
* monotreme
otter
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More etymology under English water.
Noun
(
en noun)
Any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae , which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
(gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more broadly set
Derived terms
* otterless
* otterish
* otterlike
* ottery
* sea otter
Etymology 2
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