aplacental

American

[ey-pluh-sen-tl, ap-luh-] / ˌeɪ pləˈsɛn tl, ˌæp lə- /

adjective

Zoology.

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

aplacental British

/ ˌæplə-, ˌeɪpləˈsɛntəl /

adjective

(of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta

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Etymology

Origin of aplacental

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

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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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