næbdyr

Danish

Et svømmende næbdyr
A swimming platypus

Etymology

næb (“beak”) +‎ dyr (“animal”). Calque of German Schnabeltier. Compare Norwegian Bokmål nebbdyr, Swedish näbbdjur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛːb.dyr/, [ˈnɛːb.ˌdyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

næbdyr n (singular definite næbdyret, plural indefinite næbdyr)

platypus, duck-billed platypus; Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Declension

Declension of næbdyr

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	næbdyr	næbdyret	næbdyr	næbdyrene
genitive	næbdyrs	næbdyrets	næbdyrs	næbdyrenes

References

“næbdyr” in Den Danske Ordbog

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