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- [mon-uh-treem]
- /ˈmɒn əˌtrim/
- /mˈɒnəʊtrˌiːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mon-uh-treem]
- /ˈmɒn əˌtrim/
Definitions of monotreme word
- noun monotreme any animal of the Monotremata, the most primitive order of mammals, characterized by certain birdlike and reptilian features, as hatching young from eggs, and having a single opening for the digestive, urinary, and genital organs, comprising only the duckbill and the echidnas of Australia and New Guinea. 1
- noun monotreme A primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems. Monotremes are now restricted to Australia and New Guinea, and comprise the platypus and the echidnas. 1
- noun monotreme any mammal of the primitive order Monotremata, of Australia and New Guinea: egg-laying toothless animals with a single opening (cloaca) for the passage of eggs or sperm, faeces, and urine. The group contains only the echidnas and the platypus 0
- noun monotreme any of the lowest order (Monotremata) of mammals, consisting of the platypus and the echidnas, which lay eggs and have a single opening for the digestive and urinary tracts and genital organs 0
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Origin of monotreme
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < French monotrème < New Latin monotrema, assumed singular of Monotremata, neuter plural of monotrematus monotrematous
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Parts of speech for Monotreme
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monotreme popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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