- Monotrematous
- Monotrematous Mon`o*trem"a*tous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata. [1913 Webster]
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Monotrematous
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monotrematous — /mon euh trem euh teuhs, tree meuh /, adj. of or pertaining to a monotreme. [1825 35; < NL monotrematus lit., single holed, equiv. to mono MONO + trematus holed, adj. use of Gk trêma, s. tremat hole, perforation; see OUS] * * * … Universalium
monotrematous — mono·trema·tous … English syllables
monotrematous — /mɒnəˈtrimətəs/ (say monuh treemuhtuhs) adjective of or relating to a monotreme …
monotrematous — … Useful english dictionary
monotreme — /mon euh treem /, n. any animal of the Monotremata, the most primitive order of mammals, characterized by certain birdlike and reptilian features, as hatching young from eggs, and having a single opening for the digestive, urinary, and genital… … Universalium
monotreme — n. primitive Australian egg laying mammal, e.g. duck billed platypus. ♦ monotrematous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
monotreme — [män′ō trēm΄, män′ətrēm΄] n. [< ModL Monotremata < Gr monos, single (see MONO ) + trēma, a hole < IE base * ter , to rub, drill > THROW] any of the lowest order (Monotremata) of mammals, consisting of the platypus and the echidnas,… … English World dictionary
monotremate — adjective see monotrematous … Useful english dictionary
