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MONOTREMATA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coextensive with the subclass Prototheria

Synonyms:

Monotremata; order Monotremata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Monotremata" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Monotremata"):

family Tachyglossidae; Tachyglossidae (echidnas)

family Ornithorhynchidae; Ornithorhynchidae (platypus)

Holonyms ("Monotremata" is a member of...):

Prototheria; subclass Prototheria (echidnas; platypus)

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