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单词 ornithorhynchous
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ornithorhynchousadj.

Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈrɪŋkəs/, U.S. /ɔrˌnɪθoʊˈrɪŋkəs/, /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈrɪŋkəs/
Forms: 1800s ornithorrhynchous, 1900s– ornithorhynchous.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ornitho- comb. form, -rhynchous comb. form.
Etymology: < ornitho- comb. form + -rhynchous comb. form. Compare earlier ornithorhynchus n. and its etymon scientific Latin Ornithorhynchus.
Botany and Zoology. rare.
Shaped like a bird's beak; having a beak like that of a bird.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ornithorrhynchus,..ornithorrhynchous.
1978 Brittonia 30 247 [In a glossary of plant hair terminology] Ornithorhynchous, shaped as a bird's bill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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