Noun: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- Small, densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania with a broad bill, tail, and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
"The Ornithorhynchus anatinus uses its bill to detect electrical signals from prey";
- platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus
Type of: egg-laying mammal, monotreme
Part of: genus Ornithorhynchus, Ornithorhynchus
Encyclopedia: Ornithorhynchus anatinus