Ornithorhynchus anatinus


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Noun1.Ornithorhynchus anatinus - small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feetOrnithorhynchus anatinus - small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, platypus, duckbill
egg-laying mammal, monotreme - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus - type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
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Two of these, Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus and Water Rat Hydromys chrysogaster, are aquatic and were unlikely to be recorded in this study regime, save for an incidental observation in a creek or wetland.
A community-based biodiversity survey in the parks and reserves of eastern and south-eastern Melbourne--results and perspective: Fauna Survey Group Contribution No. 29
Gallus gallus 43% Meleagris gallopavo 15% Anolis carolinensis 6% Monodelphis domestica 4% Homo sapiens 2% Ornithorhynchus anatinus 2% Xenopustropicalis 2% Loxodonta africana 2% Ailuropoda melanoleuca 1% Mus musculus 1% Others 22% Note: Table made from pie chart.
Transcriptome analysis of the livers of ducklings hatched normally and with assistance
PLATYPUS Newport Museum and Art Gallery Ornithorhynchus Anatinus, to give it its scientific name, is from Australia and is one of only five living mammals which lay eggs.
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