ornithorhynchus

Noun
Synonyms: genus Ornithorhynchus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. type genus of the family OrnithorhynchidaeSynonyms: genus Ornithorhynchus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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