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Platypus is the English common name of the Australian egg-laying mammal of action which in science language is called the Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Platypus may also refer to:
Biology
edit- Platypus (beetle), a genus of ambrosia beetle in the subfamily Platypodinae of the weevil family Curculionidae
- Platypus, a taxonomic synonym of the orchid genus Eulophia
- Zacco platypus, the pale chub, a freshwater fish indigenous to China
Music
edit- Platipus Records, a record label
- Platypus (band), a progressive rock / jazz-fusion supergroup
- Platypus, an early name of The Subways, an English indie rock band
- Flobots Present... Platypus, an album
- "Platypus (I Hate You)", a song by Green Day
- "Platypus", a song from the album Disco Volante by the band Mr. Bungle
Other uses
edit- Platypus (video game), a horizontal shoot-em-up game and its sequel
- Perry the Platypus, a fictional character as featured in Phineas and Ferb
- Platypus Trophy, a trophy awarded to the winner of the Oregon–Oregon State college football game
- PLATYPUS, a neutron beam reflectometer
- Platypus (glider), an Australian-designed glider
- a nickname of the Sukhoi Su-34, a Russian fighter-bomber
- Platypus (bullion coin), an Australian platinum bullion coin
See also
edit- Platypus Man, a 1995 American sitcom