ornitorrinco

== Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from the genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”). === Noun === ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos) platypus == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === ornintorrinco (nonstandard) ornithorhyncho (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩku Hyphenation: or‧ni‧tor‧rin‧co === Noun === ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos) platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) === Further reading === “ornitorrinco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ornitorrinco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “ornitorrinco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “ornitorrinco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === From the genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾnitoˈrinko/ [oɾ.ni.t̪oˈrĩŋ.ko] Rhymes: -inko Syllabification: or‧ni‧to‧rrin‧co === Noun === ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos) platypus === Further reading === “ornitorrinco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025