Hyphenation of platypus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word platypus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

platy-pus

Definitions of platypus:

1.	Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet Only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

Synonyms of platypus:

noun	duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, monotreme, egg-laying mammal

Last hyphenations of this language

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