noun
Meaning 1
A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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ornithorhynchus
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/ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/
noun
Meaning 2
type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Ornithorhynchus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mammal genus
History
Etymology
From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).