monotreme
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monotreme
- /ˈmɒnətɹiːm/
Where it comes from
From mono- (“one”) + -treme (“hole”).
noun monotremes
- 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.
adjective
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Having a single trema, or aperture.
Nomotreme fern and moss spores are monotreme.
Similar: 1-treme, monoaperturate
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noun egg-laying mammal
| Español | monotrema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단공류 dan'gongnyu |
| 日本語 | カモノハシ目 kamonohashi-moku, 単孔類 tankōrui |
| 中文 | 單孔目動物 /单孔目动物 dānkǒngmù dòngwù |
| हिन्दी | अण्डजस्तनी aṇḍajastanī |
| Kiswahili | mamalia atagaye mayai |
| Português | monotremo, monotremado, monotrémato |
| Français | monotrème |
| Deutsch | Kloakentier |
| Italiano | monotremo |
| Română | monotrem, monotremă |
| Русский | однопрохо́дное odnoproxódnoje, яйцекладу́щее jajcekladúščeje, клоа́чное kloáčnoje |
| Tiếng Việt | động vật đơn huyệt |
| עברית | יונקי הביב yonkéy habív, חיות הביב khayót habív |
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