Associations to the word «Ornithorhynchidae»

Wiktionary

ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Monotremata   — the platypus and extinct relatives.

Dictionary definition

ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE, noun. Platypus.

Wise words

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