monodelphic

adjective

mono·​del·​phic

-fik

variants or less commonly monodelphous

-fəs

1

: having a single female genital tract

2

[New Latin Monodelphia + English -ic or -ous] : eutherian

Word History

Etymology

mon- + Greek delphys womb + English -ic or -ous

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