Translingual

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Proper noun

Ornithorhynchidae

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

Usage notes

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Ornithorhynchus (the platypus) (genus)
  • †Monotrematum, †Obdurodon, †Steropodon, †Teinolophos (extinct genera)