ornithorhynchus
See also: Ornithorhynchus
English
Etymology
From the New Latin genus name.
Noun
ornithorhynchus (plural ornithorhynchuses)
- A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ornithorhynchus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /or.niː.tʰoˈryn.kʰus/, [ɔr.niː.tʰɔˈrʏŋ.kʰʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.ni.toˈrin.kus/, [or.ni.toˈriŋ.kus]
Noun
ornīthorhynchus m (genitive ornīthorhynchī); second declension
- (New Latin) The taxonomic genus Ornithorhynchus.
- (by extension) A platypus.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ornīthorhynchus | ornīthorhynchī |
| Genitive | ornīthorhynchī | ornīthorhynchōrum |
| Dative | ornīthorhynchō | ornīthorhynchīs |
| Accusative | ornīthorhynchum | ornīthorhynchōs |
| Ablative | ornīthorhynchō | ornīthorhynchīs |
| Vocative | ornīthorhynche | ornīthorhynchī |
Descendants
- English: ornithorhynchus
- Italian: ornitorinco
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