Ornithorhynchidae

Translingual

Etymology

Ornithorhynchus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Ornithorhynchidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Monotremata – the platypus and extinct relatives.

Usage notes

Some writers place the extinct genera Steropodon and Teinolophos in the family Steropodontidae.

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