ornithorhynchusn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈrɪŋkəs/, U.S.

/ɔrˌnɪθoʊˈrɪŋkəs/,

/ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈrɪŋkəs/

Forms: 1800s ornithorincus (irregular), 1800s ornithorynchus (irregular), 1800s– ornithorhynchus, 1800s– ornithorhyncus (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ornithorhynchus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornithorhynchus, genus name (J. F. Blumenbach 1800, in Göttingische Anzeigen von gelehrten Sachen i. 611) < ornitho- ornitho- comb. form + -rhynchus (see -rhynchous comb. form). Compare French ornithorynque (1868 or earlier; 1803 as †ornithoringue, 1805 as ornithorhynque, ornithorinque); for an apparently isolated borrowing of the word in its French form compare:a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 366/2 In the Ornithorhynque the Muzzle-bones are flat.

Zoology.

A mammal of the monotreme genus Ornithorhynchus; a duck-billed platypus. Now chiefly (as Ornithorhynchus): the genus itself.

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platypus1799

ornithorhynchus1800

water mole1800

paradox1815

duck-bill1840

tambreet1840

duck-billed platypus1847

duck-mole1875

1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 432 My opportunities of examining the Ornithorhynchus were procured through Sir Joseph Banks.

1820 J. Oxley Jrnls. Two Exped. New S. Wales 284 We saw numbers of the ornithorynchus, or water mole, in the river.

1864 R. Owen Lect. Power of God 46 The anomalous Ornithorhynchus, with the tail of a beaver, the skin of a mole, the beak of a duck, and the spurs of a cock.

1870 W. J. Courthope Paradise of Birds 70 For he gave to the Earth the first animal birth, and conceived the Ornithorhyncus.

1892 J. A. Thomson Outl. Zool. 566 The mammary glands in the female Ornithorhynchus open on a flat patch.

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xix. 231 The spiny anteater's close relative, the duckbill platypus, or ornithorhynchus, belongs in the class of animals impossible to maintain alive.

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) I. 1/2 The males of all monotremes bear horny spurs on their ankles. In Ornithorhynchus these spurs are grooved to permit the passage of a poisonous glandular secretion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornithorhynchus
释义	ornithorhynchusn. Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈrɪŋkəs/, U.S. /ɔrˌnɪθoʊˈrɪŋkəs/, /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈrɪŋkəs/ Forms: 1800s ornithorincus (irregular), 1800s ornithorynchus (irregular), 1800s– ornithorhynchus, 1800s– ornithorhyncus (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ornithorhynchus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornithorhynchus, genus name (J. F. Blumenbach 1800, in Göttingische Anzeigen von gelehrten Sachen i. 611) < ornitho- ornitho- comb. form + -rhynchus (see -rhynchous comb. form). Compare French ornithorynque (1868 or earlier; 1803 as †ornithoringue, 1805 as ornithorhynque, ornithorinque); for an apparently isolated borrowing of the word in its French form compare:a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 366/2 In the Ornithorhynque the Muzzle-bones are flat. Zoology. A mammal of the monotreme genus Ornithorhynchus; a duck-billed platypus. Now chiefly (as Ornithorhynchus): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > [noun] > group Prototheria or Monotremata > duck-billed platypus platypus1799 ornithorhynchus1800 water mole1800 paradox1815 duck-bill1840 tambreet1840 duck-billed platypus1847 duck-mole1875 1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 432 My opportunities of examining the Ornithorhynchus were procured through Sir Joseph Banks. 1820 J. Oxley Jrnls. Two Exped. New S. Wales 284 We saw numbers of the ornithorynchus, or water mole, in the river. 1864 R. Owen Lect. Power of God 46 The anomalous Ornithorhynchus, with the tail of a beaver, the skin of a mole, the beak of a duck, and the spurs of a cock. 1870 W. J. Courthope Paradise of Birds 70 For he gave to the Earth the first animal birth, and conceived the Ornithorhyncus. 1892 J. A. Thomson Outl. Zool. 566 The mammary glands in the female Ornithorhynchus open on a flat patch. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xix. 231 The spiny anteater's close relative, the duckbill platypus, or ornithorhynchus, belongs in the class of animals impossible to maintain alive. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) I. 1/2 The males of all monotremes bear horny spurs on their ankles. In Ornithorhynchus these spurs are grooved to permit the passage of a poisonous glandular secretion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800
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