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Ornithorhynchus

Ornithorhynchus Meaning & Definition
Ornithorhynchus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ornithorhynchus?

[n] type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ornithorhynchus: genus Ornithorhynchus

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See Also | duckbill | duckbilled platypus | duck-billed platypus | family Ornithorhynchidae | mammal genus | Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | platypus

Ornithorhynchus In Webster's Dictionary

\Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}.

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