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〔monotreme〕A member of the Monotremata, an order of primitive egg-laying mammals restricted to Australia and New Guinea and consisting of only the platypus and the echidna.单孔目动物：单孔目动物中的一员，是远古蛋生哺乳动物的一目，限生活于澳大利亚和新几内亚地区，只有鸭嘴兽和针鼹种类〔platypus〕A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal(Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, and a snout resembling a duck's bill. Also called duckbill ,duck-billed platypus 鸭嘴兽：产于澳大利亚和塔斯马尼亚的一种半水生产卵的哺乳动物（鸭嘴兽 鸭嘴兽属） ，尾宽阔而扁平，脚有蹼，鼻子类似于鸭嘴 也作 duckbill,duck-billed platypus |