noun🔗ShareSchnabeltierA semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme 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"While hiking near the Australian river, we were lucky enough to spot a platypus swimming, its duck-like bill visible above the water. "Während wir in der Nähe des australischen Flusses wanderten, hatten wir das Glück, ein Schnabeltier beim Schwimmen zu beobachten, dessen entenschnabelartiger Schnabel über dem Wasser sichtbar war.animalorganismnaturebiologyanatomyphysiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading