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monotremous

monotremous adjective: related to the monotremes.

Adjective

monotremous (not comparable)

  1. Related to the monotremes.
    • The monotremous section of the Implacentalia is represented as in Australia, by the well known Platypus, and by an Echidna or Ant-eater which appears to differ from our own in nothing but the shorter spines and more hairy fur.1868, Gerard Krefft, Notes on the Fauna of Tasmania, page 6
    Synonyms:
    monotrematous

Synonyms of monotremous

Questions about monotremous

What does monotremous mean?
Monotremous means related to the monotremes.
What part of speech is monotremous?
Monotremous is an adjective.

Words near monotremous in the dictionary

  1. monotremate
  2. monotrematic
  3. monotrematous
  4. monotreme
  5. monotremes
  6. monotremous
  7. monotrichous
  8. monotrichously
  9. monotriglyph
  10. monotriglyphic
  11. monotriglyphs

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