MONOTREME


Meaning of MONOTREME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-nə-ˌtrēm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Monotremata, from Greek mon- + trēmat-, trēma hole — more at trematode

Date: 1835

: any of an order (Monotremata) of egg-laying mammals comprising the platypuses and echidnas

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.