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monotreme

/ˈmɒn.ə.triːm/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un mamífero primitivo del orden Monotremata, caracterizado por poner huevos en lugar de dar a luz crías vivas; incluye al ornitorrinco y a los equidnas.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈmɒn.ə.triːm/

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.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un mamífero primitivo del orden Monotremata, caracterizado por poner huevos en lugar de dar a luz crías vivas; incluye al ornitorrinco y a los equidnas.
  1. Primitive egg-laying mammal C1 formal scientific

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

    • 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.

    🇪🇸Monotrema

    Sinónimos: egg-laying mammal

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