Ornithorhynchus definitions
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noun
A taxonomic genus within the family Ornithorhynchidae "” the single species Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus, also called duck-billed platypus).
pronoun
Origin of ornithorhynchus
From Ancient Greek ὄÏνιθ- (ornith-) (the stem of ὄÏνις (ornis, “bird")) + á¿¥Ïγχος (rhunkhos, “snout").