genus Ornithorhynchus

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1.genus Ornithorhynchus - type genus of the family OrnithorhynchidaeOrnithorhynchusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Ornithorhynchidae, Ornithorhynchidae - platypusduckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platypus, duckbill - small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae