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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesornithorynque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɔʁ.ni.tɔ.ʁɛ̃k
"L'ornithorynque est un animal aquatique fascinant."
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A small, egg-laying amphibious mammal native to eastern Australia, having a duck-like bill, webbed feet, and a beaver-like tail.
"We were fortunate to spot a platypus swimming quietly in the river at dawn." - 2
A symbol or representation of something bizarrely composed of disparate, mismatched elements.
"The committee's new policy proposal was such a platypus that nobody knew how to implement it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin 'platypus', from Ancient Greek 'platypous' meaning 'broad-footed' (from 'platys' meaning broad + 'pous' meaning foot). It was coined in 1799 by naturalist George Shaw, though the term was later found to be preoccupied, leading to the scientific genus name Ornithorhynchus.
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ornithorynque
Transliteration: ɔʁ.ni.tɔ.ʁɛ̃k
"L'ornithorynque est un animal aquatique fascinant."
Schnabeltier
Transliteration: ˈʃnaːbl̩tiːɐ̯
"Das Schnabeltier ist in Australien beheimatet."
ornitorinco
Transliteration: orni.toˈriŋ.ko
"L'ornitorinco depone le uova nonostante sia un mammifero."
ornitorrinco
Transliteration: oɾ.ni.toˈriŋ.ko
"El ornitorrinco es uno de los mamíferos más extraños del mundo."
ornitorrinco
Transliteration: oʁ.ni.toˈʁĩ.ku
"O ornitorrinco é um mamífero semiaquático endêmico da Austrália."
बतख-चोंच स्तनधारी
Transliteration: batakh-chonch stanadhari
"प्लैटिपस एक अनोखा स्तनधारी जीव है जो अंडे देता है।"
鸭嘴兽
Transliteration: yā zuǐ shòu
"鸭嘴兽是澳大利亚特有的珍奇动物。"
오리너구리
Transliteration: orineoguri
Script: 오리너구리는 알을 낳는 포유류입니다.
"오리너구리는 알을 낳는 포유류입니다."
カモノハシ
Transliteration: kamonohashi
"カモノハシはオーストラリアに生息する珍しい動物です。"
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