platÂ·yÂ·pus. n. pl. platÂ·yÂ·pusÂ·es. A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, a snout resembling a duck's bill, and in the male, venomous spurs on the hind legs. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus. [New Latin., former genus name, from Greek.latÂ·yÂ·pus. n. pl. platÂ·yÂ·pusÂ·es. A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, a snout resembling a duck's bill, and in the male, venomous spurs on the hind legs. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus. [New Latin.
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Intestinal irritation is a frequent cause of nausea. Agents such as Norwalk virus, rotavirus, and Salmonella species cause 1.2 intestinal infections per person per year. 14 Medications such as aspirin and ferrous sulfate can cause nausea through visceral stimulation.