Why do you call platypus duck-billed platypus?

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2026-02-08 04:45

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They are not.

Platypuses are not called duckbilled platypuses. This is a nickname only applied by non-Australians. It is used by non-Australians who are of the mistaken belief that the platypus has a bill like that of a duck when, in fact, it is shaped quite differently.

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