ördəkburun

Azerbaijani

İki dənə ördəkburun - Two platypuses

Etymology

From ördək (duck) + burun (nose). Calque of Russian утконо́с (utkonós). Compare Bashkir өйрәкморон (öyräkmoron, platipus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [œrdˌækbuˈrun]
  • Hyphenation: ör‧dək‧bu‧run

Noun

ördəkburun (definite accusative ördəkburunu, plural ördəkburunlar)

  1. (zoology) platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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