or|ni|tho|rhyn|chus

or|ni|tho|rhyn|chus
or|ni|tho|rhyn|chus «AWR nuh thuh RIHNG kuhs, awr NY-», noun.
= duckbill. (Cf.duckbill)
[< Greek órnīs, -īthos bird + rhýnchos bill, beak]

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