Ornithorhynchus
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ornithorhynchus
(ˌɔːnɪθəʊˈrɪŋkəs)n
(Animals) the technical name for duck-billed platypus
[C19: New Latin, from ornitho- + Greek rhunkhos bill]
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Noun | 1. | Ornithorhynchus - type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae mammal genus - a genus of mammals family Ornithorhynchidae, Ornithorhynchidae - platypus duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus, duckbill - small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae |
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