English Explanatory Dictionary

placental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the placenta.
  2. Pertaining to the Placentalia, comprising of mammals that are not marsupials or monotremes.
noun
  1. A mammal of the infraclass Placentalia.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

placental placentals

Etymology

From post-classical Latin placentalis, corresponding to placenta + -al.

Derived words

anteplacental aplacental cerebroplacental diaplacental ectoplacental extraplacental fetoplacental implacental interplacental intraplacental maternoplacental nonplacental paraplacental periplacental placental abruption placentally preplacental pseudoplacental retroplacental subplacental transplacental umbilicoplacental uteroplacental zonoplacental
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