Zonaria

plural noun

Zo·​nar·​ia

zōˈna(a)rēə

in former classifications

: a division of Mammalia comprising forms (as the carnivores and various ungulates) having a zonary placenta

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter plural of Latin zonarius of a belt, zonal

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