ornithorhynchus

noun

or·​nitho·​rhyn·​chus

ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈriŋkəs,

ˌȯ(r)nəthōˈr-

1

capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Ornithorhynchidae) of egg-laying mammals including only the platypus

2

plural -es : platypus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ornith- + -rhynchus

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