ornithodelphian

adjective

or·​nith·​o·​del·​phi·​an

variants or ornithodelphic

-fik

or ornithodelphous

-fəs

: monotrematous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Ornithodelphia + English -an or -ic or -ous

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