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ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ornithorhynchidae mean?
• ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE (noun)
The noun ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE has 1 sense:
1. platypus
Familiarity information: ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Platypus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Ornithorhynchidae; Ornithorhynchidae
Hypernyms ("Ornithorhynchidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Ornithorhynchidae"):
genus Ornithorhynchus; Ornithorhynchus (type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae)
Holonyms ("Ornithorhynchidae" is a member of...):
Monotremata; order Monotremata (coextensive with the subclass Prototheria)
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