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ornithorhynchus definition

or·ni·tho·rhyn·chus (ôr′nə t̸hō riŋ′kəs)

noun

platypus

Etymology: < ornitho- + Gr rhynchos, bill, snout < IE echoic base *srungh-, to snort

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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