ornithorhynchus

[ awr-nuh-thuh-ring-kuh s ]

/ ˌɔr nə θəˈrɪŋ kəs /

noun

the platypus.

Words nearby ornithorhynchus

ornithomancy, ornithophilous, ornithophily, ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithorhynchus, ornithoscopy, ornithosis, oro, oro y plata, oro-

Origin of ornithorhynchus

1790–1800; < New Latin: genus name, equivalent to ornitho- ornitho- + -rhynchus < Greek rhýnchos bill

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Examples from the Web for ornithorhynchus

The Opossum, Kangaroo, and Ornithorhynchus are existing representatives of this group.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
Descriptions of the Anatomy of the Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus.
Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910|Samuel N. Rhoads
It is much more nearly paralleled in the little group of Monotremata allied to the living Ornithorhynchus.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley
Our next subject is named The Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus, and is a very singular quadruped, remarkable for its structure.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

The brain (Fig. 53) is marked by sulci, contrary to what we find in Ornithorhynchus.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for ornithorhynchus

ornithorhynchus

/ (ˌɔːnɪθəʊˈrɪŋkəs) /

noun

the technical name for duck-billed platypus

Word Origin for ornithorhynchus

C19: New Latin, from ornitho- + Greek rhunkhos bill

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