ornithorhynchus
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See also: Ornithorhynchus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ornithorhynchus (plural ornithorhynchuses)
- A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).
References[edit]
- “ornithorhynchus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /or.niː.tʰoˈryn.kʰus/, [ɔrniːt̪ʰɔˈrʏŋkʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.ni.toˈrin.kus/, [ornit̪oˈriŋkus]
Noun[edit]
ornīthorhynchus m (genitive ornīthorhynchī); second declension
- (New Latin) The taxonomic genus Ornithorhynchus.
- (by extension) A platypus.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ornīthorhynchus | ornīthorhynchī |
| Genitive | ornīthorhynchī | ornīthorhynchōrum |
| Dative | ornīthorhynchō | ornīthorhynchīs |
| Accusative | ornīthorhynchum | ornīthorhynchōs |
| Ablative | ornīthorhynchō | ornīthorhynchīs |
| Vocative | ornīthorhynche | ornīthorhynchī |
Descendants[edit]
- → Catalan: ornitorrinc
- → Corsican: ornitorincu
- → English: ornithorhynchus
- → French: ornithorynque
- → Galician: ornitorrinco
- → Italian: ornitorinco
- → Portuguese: ornitorrinco
- → Romanian: ornitorinc
- → Spanish: ornitorrinco
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