ornithorhynchus
/ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/noun
ornithorhynchus is spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-R-H-Y-N-C-H-U-S: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ornithorhynchus means “A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ornithorhynchus is ornithorhynchuses.
How many letters and syllables are in ornithorhynchus?
| Letters | 15: O-R-N-I-T-H-O-R-H-Y-N-C-H-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ornithorhynchus?
Ornithorhynchus appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ornithorhynchus?
- /ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈɹɪŋkəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ornithorhynchus
- ornithorhynchuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ornithorhynchus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A platypus (genus Ornithorhynchus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ornithorhynchus come from?
From translingual Ornithorhynchus (genus name), from Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs, “bird”)) + Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).