Ornithorhynchus maximus — Taxobox name = Ornithorhynchus maximus fossil range = Late Pliocene Late Pleistocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Prototheria ordo = Monotremata familia = Ornithorhynchidae genus = Ornithorhynchus species =… … Wikipedia
Ornithorhynchus anatinus — noun small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae • Syn: ↑platypus, ↑duckbill, ↑duckbilled platypus, ↑duck billed platypus • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Ornithorhynchus anatinus — noun a taxonomic species, within genus Ornithorhynchus the duck billed platypus … Wiktionary
Ornithorhynchus — Or ni*tho*rhyn chus, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. o rnis, o rniqos, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of monotremes including the platypus ({Ornithorhyncus anatinus}). See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Genus — Genera redirects here. For the operating system, see Genera (operating system). For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). In biology, a genus (plural: genera) is a low level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and… … Wikipedia
ornithorhynchus — /awr neuh theuh ring keuhs/, n. the platypus. [1790 1800; < NL: genus name, equiv. to ornitho ORNITHO + rhynchus < Gk rhýnchos bill] * * * … Universalium
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Platypus — For other uses, see Platypus (disambiguation). Platypus[1] Temporal range: 66–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Monotreme — Monotremes[1] Temporal range: 123–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Ornithorhynchidae — Platypus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia