ornithorhynchus
[awr-nuh-thuh-ring-kuh s]
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noun
the platypus.
Origin of ornithorhynchus
1790–1800; < New Latin: genus name, equivalent to ornitho- ornitho- + -rhynchus < Greek rhýnchos bill
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Sometimes, as in the Ornithorhynchus, the meniscus is absent.
Here we find the curious egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus.
In Ornithorhynchus the zygomatic arch is much stouter than in Echidna.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The acetabulum is perforated in Echidna as in birds, but not in Ornithorhynchus.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The interclavicle is absent from all mammals except Echidna and Ornithorhynchus.
Dragons of the AirH. G. Seeley
ornithorhynchus
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Word Origin for ornithorhynchus
C19: New Latin, from ornitho- + Greek rhunkhos bill
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