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monotreme

monotreme: 1. noun

A mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group.

See Also: trema, Monotremata, monotrematic

2. adjective

Having a single trema, or aperture

Syn: 1-treme, monoaperturate

See Also: trema, anatreme, catatreme, nomotreme, pantotreme, zonotreme

Monotreme — Mon o*treme, n. [Cf. F. monotr[ e]me.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Monotremata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Monotreme — Monotremes[1] Temporal range: 123–0 Ma … Wikipedia
monotreme — /mon euh treem /, n. any animal of the Monotremata, the most primitive order of mammals, characterized by certain birdlike and reptilian features, as hatching young from eggs, and having a single opening for the digestive, urinary, and genital… … Universalium
monotreme — noun Etymology: New Latin Monotremata, from Greek mon + trēmat , trēma hole more at trematode Date: 1835 any of an order (Monotremata) of egg laying mammals comprising the platypuses and echidnas … New Collegiate Dictionary

Monotreme — Kloakentiere Schnabeltier (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Systematik Unterstamm: Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) … Deutsch Wikipedia
monotreme — A member of the order Monotremata … Medical dictionary
monotreme — 1) Макаров: однопроходное животное 2) Палинология: одноапертурный … Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Monotreme Records — Pays d origine Royaume Uni Siège … Wikipédia en Français

Waitoreke — (Maori Otter, New Zealand Otter, Kaureke) Creature Grouping Cryptid Data Country New Zealand Region South Island … Wikipedia

Evolution of mammals — Restoration of Thrinaxodon, a member of the cynodont group, which includes the ancestors of mammals Further information: Evolutionary history of life The evolution of mammals within the synapsid lineage (sometimes called mammal like reptiles )… … Wikipedia