platypus
意味
- カモノハシ(カモのくちばしに似た吻(ふん)部をもち,泳ぎが巧みである)
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From New Latin Platypus (originally a genus name already in use for a type of beetle), from Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of flatfoot.