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English > 1 sense of the word Ornithorhynchus:
NOUNanimalOrnithorhynchus, genus Ornithorhynchustype genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
English > Ornithorhynchus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae.
Synonymgenus Ornithorhynchus
Member ofOrnithorhynchidae, family Ornithorhynchidaeplatypus
Membersplatypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinussmall densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania / Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals