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monotreme

/ˈmɒn.ə.triːm/

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noun

/ˈmɒn.ə.triːm/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее наиболее примитивный отряд млекопитающих, к которому относятся утконос и ехидны, характеризующийся откладыванием яиц вместо рождения живых детёнышей.

A noun referring to the most primitive order of mammals, which includes the platypus and echidnas, characterized by laying eggs instead of giving birth to live young.

  1. Primitive egg-laying mammalC1formalscientific

    A mammal of the order Monotremata, which lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young, and includes the platypus and echidnas.

    ruПримитивное яйцекладущее млекопитающее

    • The platypus is one of the few monotremes found in Australia.
    • Monotremes are considered the most primitive group of living mammals.
    • Unlike other mammals, monotremes have a cloaca and lay eggs.

    Synonymsegg-laying mammal

Forms
  • monotremes plural form
  • monotremes' possessive plural form
  • monotreme's possessive singular form