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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.
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