monotrematous

adjective

mono·​trema·​tous

-rēm-

variants or monotremate

-mə̇t,

-ˌmāt

: of or relating to the order Monotremata

Word History

Etymology

monotrematous from New Latin Monotremata + English -ous; monotremate from New Latin Monotremata

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