monotreme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.

adj

/ˈmɒnətɹiːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monotreme.wav

monotreme monotremes

From mono- + -treme.

1-treme monoaperturate

monotrematic trema cloaca

monotrematous monotremous

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