PROTOTHERIAN


Meaning of PROTOTHERIAN in English

/proh'teuh thear"ee euhn/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.

n.

2. a prototherian animal.

[ 1880-85; Prototheri ( a ) ( proto- PROTO- + thería, pl. of THERÍON beast) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .