genus Ornithorhynchus

genus Ornithorhynchus
noun
type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
Syn: ↑Ornithorhynchus
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae

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