Duck mole
(Zool.) | a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; - called also duckbill, platypus, mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole. |
See under Duck. |
See also: Duck, Mole