ornithorhyncus anatinus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ornithorhynchidae \Ornithorhynchidae\ prop. n.
   The natural family of monotremes including the platypus
   (duckbill) ({Ornithorhyncus anatinus}).

   Syn: family {Ornithorhynchidae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ornithorhynchus \Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zool.)
   A genus of monotremes including the platypus ({Ornithorhyncus
   anatinus}). See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}.
   [1913 Webster]

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