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monotrematous

monotrematous adjective: of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes.

Adjective (1)

monotrematous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes.
    Synonyms:
    monotremous

Adjective (2)

monotrematous (not comparable)

  1. Of the olfactory organ of a fish, having a single opening from which water flows in and out.
    • The anatomy of the olfactory organ of Belone belone differs clearly from so-called monotrematous olfactory organs.2005, Klaus Reutter, Fish Chemosenses, page 23
    • Three-spined sticklebacks, similar to their Spinachia cousins, are monotrematous, that is, each olfactory organ has only a single naris.2006, Sara Ostlund-Nilsson, Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback, page 200

Synonyms of monotrematous

Origin of monotrematous

Monotremata + -ous

Questions about monotrematous

What does monotrematous mean?
Monotrematous means of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes.
What part of speech is monotrematous?
Monotrematous is an adjective.

Words near monotrematous in the dictionary

  1. monotraumatically
  2. monotreatment
  3. monotremal
  4. monotremate
  5. monotrematic
  6. monotrematous
  7. monotreme
  8. monotremes
  9. monotremous
  10. monotrichous
  11. monotrichously

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