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platypusaries

platypusaries is the plural of platypusary.

Meaning of platypusary

Noun

platypusary (plural platypusaries)

  1. (Australia) A place where platypuses are nurtured.
    • It was Mr. Harry Burrell, of Sydney, who first designed an intricate model home for the platypus and coined for it the obviously suitable name of "Platypusary".1944, David Howells Fleay, We breed the platypus, page 14

Questions about platypusaries

What is platypusaries the plural of?
Platypusaries is the plural of platypusary.

Words near platypusaries in the dictionary

  1. platypodids
  2. platypodine
  3. platypterygiine
  4. platypterygiines
  5. platypus
  6. platypusaries
  7. platypusary
  8. platypuses
  9. platypuslike
  10. platypussaries
  11. platypussary

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