Associations to the word «Ornithorhynchus»

Wiktionary

ORNITHORHYNCHUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ornithorhynchidae   — the single species Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus, also called duck-billed platypus).
ORNITHORHYNCHUS, noun. A platypus, (genus Ornithorhynchus).
ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ornithorhynchidae   — the duck-billed platypus.

Dictionary definition

ORNITHORHYNCHUS, noun. Type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae.

Wise words

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