ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈriŋkəs, ˌȯ(r)nəthōˈr- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from ornith- + -rhynchus
1. capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Ornithorhynchidae) of egg-laying mammals including only the platypus
2. -es : platypus
ȯ(r)ˌnithəˈriŋkəs, ˌȯ(r)nəthōˈr- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from ornith- + -rhynchus
1. capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Ornithorhynchidae) of egg-laying mammals including only the platypus
2. -es : platypus
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012