To pronounce "platypus", say PLATYP-us — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈplætɪpəs/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈplætɪpəs/
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"platypus" has 2 syllables: platyp-us. It rhymes with puss and octopus, if that helps it stick.
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"Platypus" has 2 syllables: platyp · us.
The IPA transcription of "platypus" is /ˈplætɪpəs/.
Platypus: A 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
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