Meaning of MONOTREMATA
| Pronunciation: | | `mânu'tremutu
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| | Definition: | | [n] coextensive with the subclass Prototheria |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Monotremata |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, family Ornithorhynchidae, family Tachyglossidae, Ornithorhynchidae, Prototheria, subclass Prototheria, Tachyglossidae | |
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| | 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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