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ornithorhynchus

/ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
or-nithorhynchus
IPA
/ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).

Etymology

From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ornithorhynchus

Inflected Forms

ornithorhynchuses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ornithorhynchus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/.
What does ornithorhynchus mean?
A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).
Where does ornithorhynchus come from?
From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

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