Platypoda

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Proper noun

Platypoda

1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Monotremata – the platypus and its now-extinct closest relatives, now usually family Ornithorhynchidae.

References

• Ornithorhynchidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ornithorhynchidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ornithorhynchidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Platypoda at Paleobiology Database