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A monotreme is a rare sort of mammal found in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. The reason they are so rare is that they lay eggs! This group includes the Platypus and the Echidna (spiny anteater). The platypus is a semi-aquatic creature with webbed feet, a bill (sort of like a duck), waterproof fur and a flat tail (like a beaver). They are between 1 and 2 feet long and between 3 or 4 pounds.
(plÄt`ÉpÉs) , semiaquatic egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Tasmania and E Australia. Also called duckbill, or duckbilled platypus, it belongs to the order Monotremata (see monotreme monotreme, name for members of the primitive mammalian order Monotremata, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.latypus. (vertebrate zoology). Ornithorhynchus anatinus. A monotreme, making up the family Ornithorhynchidae, which lays and incubates eggs in a manner similar to birds, and retains some reptilian characters; the female lacks a marsupium. Also known as duckbill platypus.