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Ornithorhynchus is a connecting link between
Birds and reptiles
Reptiles and mammals
Birds and amphibians
Fishes and amphibians
Solution
Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Duck-billed platypus is one of the three species of monotremes. These species are unique among mammals in that they retain their ancestral characteristic of egg laying. They have a cloaca through which eggs are laid and both liquid and solid waste is eliminated. Duck-billed platypus is stream-lined and elongated, they have fur ranging from medium brown to dark brown on the dorsal side and brown to silver-gray on the ventral side
Similar Questions
Match the branches of Biology listed in column $I$ with the areas of study listed in column $II$. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of alphabets of the two columns
Column $I$(Branches of Biology) |
Column $II$(Area of Study) |
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$A $ Helminthology |
$p$ Study of insects |
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$B $ Entomology |
$q$ Study of fungi |
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$C$ Ornithology |
$r $ Study of algae |
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$D$ Phycology |
$s$ Study of birds |
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$t$ Study of worms |
