ornitorrinco
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Noun edit
ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From the New Latin genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos)
- platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus, a monotreme of Australia)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos)
Further reading edit
- “ornitorrinco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014