ornithorhynchous

adjective

or·​nitho·​rhyn·​chous

ȯ(r)¦nithə¦riŋkəs,

¦ȯ(r)nəthō¦r-

: having a beak like that of a bird

Word History

Etymology

New Latin ornithorhynchus + English -ous

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