Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. Also
malangong . See cut underduckbill .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) See Duck mole, under
duck .
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- noun The
platypus .
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In Australia (its native country) this singular animal is commonly called a water mole, but to scientific men it is known as the mullingong; it is placed in the same order with its neighbour, the spring-ant or echidra, also a native of
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855
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To give an account of the peculiar conformation or appearance of the mullingong would require many pages, and only the artist can convey any idea of what the creature is like.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
avivamagnolia commented on the word mullingong
~mollingong, mullingong, or mallangong, and duck mole:
~a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
~belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile
~called also: duckbill, platypus, tambreet, and water mole
January 18, 2009
fbharjo commented on the word mullingong
has a certain ring-neck to it
March 17, 2012