næbdyr

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Danish[edit]

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Et svømmende næbdyr
A swimming platypus

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nɛːb.dyr/, [ˈnɛːb.ˌdyɐ̯ˀ]

Noun[edit]

næbdyr n (singular definite næbdyret, plural indefinite næbdyr)

  1. platypus, duck-billed platypus; Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

næbdyr” in Den Danske Ordbog