ornithorhynchus

[ awr-nuh-thuh-ring-kuhs ]

/ ˌɔr nə θəˈrɪŋ kəs /

noun

the platypus.

Origin of ornithorhynchus

1790–1800; <New Latin: genus name, equivalent to ornitho-ornitho- + -rhynchus<Greek rhýnchos bill

Words nearby ornithorhynchus

ornithomancy, ornithophilous, ornithophily, ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithorhynchus, ornithoscopy, ornithosis, oro, orobanchaceous, orodigitofacial

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Example sentences from the Web for ornithorhynchus

The Opossum, Kangaroo, and Ornithorhynchus are existing representatives of this group.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
Descriptions of the Anatomy of the Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus.
Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910|Samuel N. Rhoads
It is much more nearly paralleled in the little group of Monotremata allied to the living Ornithorhynchus.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley
Our next subject is named The Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus, and is a very singular quadruped, remarkable for its structure.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

The brain (Fig. 53) is marked by sulci, contrary to what we find in Ornithorhynchus.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for ornithorhynchus

ornithorhynchus

/ (ˌɔːnɪθəʊˈrɪŋkəs) /

noun

the technical name for duck-billed platypus

Word Origin for ornithorhynchus

C19: New Latin, from ornitho- + Greek rhunkhos bill

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单词	ornithorhynchus
释义	ornithorhynchus [ awr-nuh-thuh-ring-kuhs ] / ˌɔr nə θəˈrɪŋ kəs / noun the platypus. Origin of ornithorhynchus 1790–1800; <New Latin: genus name, equivalent to ornitho-ornitho- + -rhynchus<Greek rhýnchos bill Words nearby ornithorhynchus ornithomancy, ornithophilous, ornithophily, ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithorhynchus, ornithoscopy, ornithosis, oro, orobanchaceous, orodigitofacial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ornithorhynchus The Opossum, Kangaroo, and Ornithorhynchus are existing representatives of this group. The World Before the Deluge\|Louis Figuier Descriptions of the Anatomy of the Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus. Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910\|Samuel N. Rhoads It is much more nearly paralleled in the little group of Monotremata allied to the living Ornithorhynchus. Dragons of the Air\|H. G. Seeley Our next subject is named The Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus, and is a very singular quadruped, remarkable for its structure. The Book of Curiosities\|I. Platts The brain (Fig. 53) is marked by sulci, contrary to what we find in Ornithorhynchus. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard British Dictionary definitions for ornithorhynchus ornithorhynchus / (ˌɔːnɪθəʊˈrɪŋkəs) / noun the technical name for duck-billed platypus Word Origin for ornithorhynchus C19: New Latin, from ornitho- + Greek rhunkhos bill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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