MONOTREME

monotreme, egg-laying mammal

(noun) the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

monotreme (plural monotremes)

(zoology) a mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group

Adjective

monotreme (not comparable)

(palynology, of a pollen grain) Having a single trema, or aperture.

Synonyms: 1-treme, monoaperturate

Anagrams

• metronome, monometer, nomotreme

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"o*treme, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monotrème.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Monotremata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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