aplacental

[ey-pluh-sen-tl, ap-luh-]

adjective

Zoology.

1. having or forming no placenta, as the marsupials and monotremes.

aplacental

/ ˌæplə-, ˌeɪpləˈsɛntəl /

adjective

1. (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta

Word History and Origins

Origin of aplacental¹

First recorded in 1855–60; a- ⁶ + placental ( def. )

Example Sentences

But he was content with a dozen of these fascinating marsupials, which make up the first order of aplacental mammals, as Conseil just had to tell us.

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