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MeSH Heading: Platypus
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.627.600
Unique ID: D010987
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010987
Scope Note: A small aquatic oviparous mammal of the order Monotremata found in Australia and Tasmania.
Entry Term(s): Duckbilled Platypus
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MONOTREMATA 1975-95; DUCKMOLE was see PLATYPUS 1975-95
Online Note: use PLATYPUS to search DUCKMOLE 1975-95
History Note: 91(75); was see under MONOTREMATA 1975-90; DUCKMOLE was see PLATYPUS 9175-95
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Platypus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025