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ornithorhynchus
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ornithorhynchus, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + snout, beak.].
A genus of monotremes including the platypus (Ornithorhyncus anatinus ). See Duck mole , under Duck. [1913 Webster]
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