næbdyr

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Et svømmende næbdyr
A swimming platypus

Etymology

From næb (beak) +‎ dyr (animal). Calque of German Schnabeltier. Compare Norwegian Bokmål nebbdyr, Swedish näbbdjur.

Pronunciation

Noun

næbdyr n (singular definite næbdyret, plural indefinite næbdyr)

  1. platypus, duck-billed platypus; Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Declension

References

næbdyr” in Den Danske Ordbog