ornitorinc

Romanian

ornitorinc

Etymology

Borrowed from French ornithorynque, from translingual Ornithorhynchus (“genus name”), from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ornitoˈrink/

Noun

ornitorinc m (plural ornitorinci)

  1. platypus (ornithorhynchus anatinus)

Declension

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