monotrematous

American

[mon-uh-trem-uh-tuhs, -tree-muh-] / ˌmɒn əˈtrɛm ə təs, -ˈtri mə- /

adjective

of or relating to a monotreme.

Etymology

Origin of monotrematous

1825–35; < New Latin monotrematus literally, single-holed, equivalent to mono- mono- + -trematus -holed, adj. use of Greek trêma, stem trēmat- hole, perforation; -ous

Example Sentences

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New Holland has merely marsupial and some monotrematous, but no placental, mammalia; even its tertiary strata give no placental mammalia, but marsupialia, in analogy with all living genera, herbivorous, and carnivorous.

From The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality by Zimmermann, G. A.

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