monotrematic

English

Etymology

From monotreme +‎ -atic.

Adjective

monotrematic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Relating to the monotremes.
    • 1830, Zoological Society of London. Committee of Science and Correspondence, Proceedings‎[1], page 93:
      the monotrematic glands of the Ornithorhynchus give rise to a new mode of nutrition as regards the young.
    • 1909, Depéret, Charles Jean Julien, 1854-1929, The transformations of the animal world‎[2], page 53:
      It is therefore far below the Trias that we must look for the quite hypothetical monotrematic ancestors of this last group.
    • 1901-09, The American Naturalist 1901-09: Vol 35 Iss 417‎[3], page 779:
      The tarsals are as numerous as in the marsupials, but their forms and positions are typically monotrematic.
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