monotreme

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Noun

monotreme (plural monotremes)

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

Translations

• French: monotrème
• German: Kloakentier
• Italian: monotremo
• Portuguese: monotremo, monotremado, monotrémato
• Russian: однопроходный
• Spanish: monotrema

Adjective

monotreme (not comparable)

1. (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having a single trema, or aperture.

   Synonyms: 1-treme, monoaperturate

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