ornithorhynchus

See also: Ornithorhynchus

English

Etymology

From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/

Noun

ornithorhynchus (plural ornithorhynchuses)

A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).

References

“ornithorhynchus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /or.niː.tʰoˈryn.kʰus/, [ɔrniːt̪ʰɔˈrʏŋkʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /or.ni.toˈrin.kus/, [ornit̪oˈriŋkus]

Noun

ornīthorhynchus m (genitive ornīthorhynchī); second declension

(New Latin) The taxonomic genus Ornithorhynchus.
1. (by extension) A platypus.

Declension

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

→ Catalan: ornitorrinc
→ Corsican: ornitorincu
→ English: ornithorhynchus
→ French: ornithorynque
→ Galician: ornitorrinco
→ Italian: ornitorinco
→ Portuguese: ornitorrinco
→ Romanian: ornitorinc
→ Spanish: ornitorrinco

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