Search Result for "ornithorhyncus anatinus":


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ornithorhynchidae \Ornithorhynchidae\ prop. n.
   The natural family of monotremes including the platypus
   (duckbill) (Ornithorhyncus anatinus).

   Syn: family Ornithorhynchidae.
        [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ornithorhynchus \Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zool.)
   A genus of monotremes including the platypus (Ornithorhyncus
   anatinus). See Duck mole, under Duck.
   [1913 Webster]