- monotreme
- 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
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monotrème — [ mɔnɔtrɛm ] adj. et n. m. • 1834; de mono et gr. trêma « orifice » ♦ Zool. Qui n a qu un seul orifice pour le rectum, les conduits urinaires et les conduits génitaux (⇒ cloaque). ♢ N. m. pl. LES MONOTRÈMES :ordre de mammifères ovipares… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Monotreme — Mon o*treme, n. [Cf. F. monotr[ e]me.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Monotremata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monotreme — MONOTRÉME s.n.pl. Ordin de mamifere ovipare, având ca tip ornitorincul; (la sg.) animal din acest ordin. [sg. monotrem. / < fr. monotrèmes, cf. gr. monos – unic, trema – orificiu]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
monotreme — [män′ō trēm΄, män′ətrēm΄] n. [< ModL Monotremata < Gr monos, single (see MONO ) + trēma, a hole < IE base * ter , to rub, drill > THROW] any of the lowest order (Monotremata) of mammals, consisting of the platypus and the echidnas,… … English World dictionary
Monotreme — Monotremes[1] Temporal range: 123–0 Ma … Wikipedia
monotreme — /mon euh treem /, n. any animal of the Monotremata, the most primitive order of mammals, characterized by certain birdlike and reptilian features, as hatching young from eggs, and having a single opening for the digestive, urinary, and genital… … Universalium
Monotrème — Monotremata Monotrèmes … Wikipédia en Français
monotreme — mon•o•treme [[t]ˈmɒn əˌtrim[/t]] n. mam any egg laying mammal of the order Monotremata, comprising only the duckbill and the echidnas of Australia and New Guinea • Etymology: 1825–35; < F monotrème < NL monotrematus=mono mono + trematus… … From formal English to slang
Monotreme Records — Pays d origine Royaume Uni Siège … Wikipédia en Français
Monotreme — Kloakentiere Schnabeltier (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Systematik Unterstamm: Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) … Deutsch Wikipedia
