genus ornithorhynchus

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   type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae

   SynonymsOrnithorhynchus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofOrnithorhynchidae

Questions about genus ornithorhynchus

What does genus ornithorhynchus mean?

genus ornithorhynchus means "type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae".

What is another word for genus ornithorhynchus?

Close synonyms include Ornithorhynchus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ornithorhynchus a common word?

genus ornithorhynchus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.