ornithorhynchus anatinus

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   small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

   Synonymsplatypusduckbillduckbilled platypusduck-billed platypus

   Broadermonotreme

   Part ofOrnithorhynchus

Questions about ornithorhynchus anatinus

What does ornithorhynchus anatinus mean?

ornithorhynchus anatinus means "small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae".

What is another word for ornithorhynchus anatinus?

Close synonyms include platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus. 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 ornithorhynchus anatinus a common word?

ornithorhynchus anatinus 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.