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Monotreme
noun
/ˈmɒnətɹiːm/
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
noun
A mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group
2.
adjective
(of a pollen grain) Having a single trema, or aperture.
Synonyms
1-treme
monoaperturate
egg-laying mammal
prototherian
monopisthocotylean
monophage
implacental
eutypomyid
platypus
monodactylid
monommid
echidna
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