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Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Latin
DEF

A small aquatic, egg-laying monotreme of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Latin
DEF

Mammifère monotrème, adapté à la vie semi-aquatique, d'Australie orientale et de Tasmanie. Famille des ornithorhynchidés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Latin
CONT

Viven tres géneros de monotremas : el equidna de hocico corte (Tachyglossus aculeatus), el equidna de hocico largo (Zaglossus bruijni) y el ornitorrinco (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

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