monotreme

/ˈmɒnətɹiːm/ · noun

Meaning

A mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group
(of a pollen grain) Having a single trema, or aperture.

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Related words

egg-laying mammal(English)prototherian(English)monopisthocotylean(English)monophage(English)implacental(English)eutypomyid(English)platypus(English)monodactylid(English)echidna(English)marsupials(English)mammal(English)mammals(English)

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