(Credit: Adam Nickel) WE ALL HAVE OUR FAVOURITES. And for those of you who aren’t sure what a platypus is, here is the definition from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary: platypus [count noun] a small animal from Australia that has a bill like the bill of a duck, webbed feet, and a wide flat tail —also called duck-billed platypus. A bask of crocodiles. An example of this used in a sentence is, “Look at the puddle of platypuses.” Puddle is a collective noun meaning group. Acknowledgement: All the wonderful photographs on this site were collected via www.google.co.uk under the relevant animal category. Platypuses however spend most of their time in solidarity and they even avoid each other until mating season. :) Well, based on what I found, a group of platypus can either be called a paddle or a puddle. I hope this helps. The collective noun for many kangaroos is a 'mob'. The collective noun for platypus is the word you would use to describe a group of platypus. It is acceptable to refer to more than one platypus as platypuses or simply platypus (platypi does not apply since 'pus' is latin for 'feet'; thus platy- means flat, -pus means feet). Because they do not form social groupings or families, there has been little need for a collective noun to describe such groups. Please click on each photograph to be linked to the original source. platypus: [noun] a small carnivorous aquatic monotreme mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania that has a fleshy bill resembling that of a duck, dense fur, webbed feet, and a broad flattened tail — called also#R##N# duck-billed platypus. Synonyms for Platypus Hello again, Amy! Just don’t call them a piddle or a poddle, because that just sounds silly. A collection of a particular animal species is given a special term which is their group name for example an army of ants, a swarm of bees etc. A flush of fungi. Is a group of platypuses called a puddle? Today we are going to look at the extensive list of Collective Nouns words used for the group of animals. Platypuses don't have a collective name. No. A charm of finches. It’s always a pleasure when you stop by. After the mating season, the males leave again and have no part in raising the young. And a superfluity of nuns – well, maybe not that one. Also, it may be worth noting that there is no 'official' term for a young platypus. We have identified the following word(s) that you could call a group of platypus: puddle Used in a sentence, you could say "Look at the puddle of platypus", where "puddle" is the collective noun that means group.