ornithorhynchus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
    genus Ornithorhynchus.

WordNet

Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , a bird + snout, beak.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) See Duck mole, under Duck.

Webster 1913