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Ornithorhynchus
Orˊni-tho-rhyn′chus
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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὄρνις
, ὄρνιθος
, a bird + [GREEK] snout, beak.] (Zool.)
Definition 2024
Ornithorhynchus
Ornithorhynchus
See also: ornithorhynchus
Translingual
Proper noun
Ornithorhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ornithorhynchidae – the single species Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus, also called duck-billed platypus).
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ornithorhynchus anatinus (species)
ornithorhynchus
ornithorhynchus
See also: Ornithorhynchus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) (the stem of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.ni.toˈrin.kus/, [ornitoˈriŋkus]
Noun
ornithorhynchus m (genitive ornithorhynchī); second declension
- (New Latin) The taxonomic genus Ornithorhynchus.
- (by extension) A platypus.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ornithorhynchus | ornithorhynchī |
| genitive | ornithorhynchī | ornithorhynchōrum |
| dative | ornithorhynchō | ornithorhynchīs |
| accusative | ornithorhynchum | ornithorhynchōs |
| ablative | ornithorhynchō | ornithorhynchīs |
| vocative | ornithorhynche | ornithorhynchī |
Descendants
- English: ornithorhynchus
- Italian: ornitorinco