Assertion: platypus | /r/HasProperty | odd
Facets:
value: with a broad bill
type: OTHER
value: anyway
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In fact, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is so odd that when English naturalists first obtained a carcass for study in 1799 from New South Wales Gov. John Hunter, they worried that it might be a hoax foisted upon them by a mischievous taxidermist [source: Museum of Hoaxes].
text: It does seem quite odd that any animal lacks the organ that breaks down the food that we consume so it can be more easily digested, but the platypus is a rather odd creature anyway.
text: Platypuses are odd critters filled with surprises, and a few mysteries.
text: The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an odd-looking mammal with a broad bill (that resembles the bill of a duck), a tail (that resembles the tail of a beaver), and webbed feet.