ornithorhynchus

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/ === Noun === ornithorhynchus (plural ornithorhynchuses) A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus). === References === “ornithorhynchus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔr.niː.tʰɔˈrʰyŋ.kʰʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [or.ni.toˈriŋ.kus] === Noun === ornīthorhynchus m (genitive ornīthorhynchī); second declension (New Latin) The taxonomic genus Ornithorhynchus. (by extension) A platypus. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: ornitorrinc → Corsican: ornitorincu → English: ornithorhynchus → French: ornithorynque → Galician: ornitorrinco → Italian: ornitorinco → Portuguese: ornitorrinco → Romanian: ornitorinc → Spanish: ornitorrinco