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ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Platypus

Synonyms:

family Ornithorhynchidae; Ornithorhynchidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ornithorhynchidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Ornithorhynchidae"):

genus Ornithorhynchus; Ornithorhynchus (type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae)

Holonyms ("Ornithorhynchidae" is a member of...):

Monotremata; order Monotremata (coextensive with the subclass Prototheria)

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