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Meaning of MONOTREMATA

Pronunciation:  `mânu'tremutu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  coextensive with the subclass Prototheria
 

MONOTREMATA is a 11 letter word that starts with M.

 

 Synonyms: order Monotremata
 
 See Also: animal order, family Ornithorhynchidae, family Tachyglossidae, Ornithorhynchidae, Prototheria, subclass Prototheria, Tachyglossidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mon`o*trem"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? single + ?
hole.] (Zo["o]l.)
A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of
the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in
birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See {Duck mole},
under {Duck}, and {Echidna}.

 

 

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