Ornithorhynchus
Appearance
See also: ornithorhynchus
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) (the stem of ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Proper noun
[edit]Ornithorhynchus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ornithorhynchidae – the single species Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus, also called duck-billed platypus).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Monotremata - order; Ornithorhynchidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Ornithorhynchus anatinus (species)
References
[edit]- Platypus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ornithorhynchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ornithorhynchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons