eutherian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials.
noun
  1. An animal of the group Eutheria.

Word forms

eutherian eutherians

Etymology

From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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