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There is no universally agreed plural of " platypus " in the English language.

Scientists generally use " platypuses " or simply " platypus ".

Colloquially, the term " platypi " is also used for the plural, although this is technically incorrect and a form of pseudo-Latin ; the correct Greek plural would be " platypodes ".

Early British settlers called it by many names, such as watermole, duckbill, and duckmole.

The name " platypus " is often prefixed with the adjective " duck-billed " to form duck-billed platypus, despite there being only one species of platypus.