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ORNITHORHYNCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ornithorhynchus mean?
• ORNITHORHYNCHUS (noun)
The noun ORNITHORHYNCHUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
Familiarity information: ORNITHORHYNCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ornithorhynchus; Ornithorhynchus
Hypernyms ("Ornithorhynchus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Ornithorhynchus"):
duck-billed platypus; duckbill; duckbilled platypus; Ornithorhynchus anatinus; platypus (small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae)
Holonyms ("Ornithorhynchus" is a member of...):
family Ornithorhynchidae; Ornithorhynchidae (platypus)
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