Monotremata

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek (mono), one + (trema), perforation

Proper noun

Monotremata

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the monotremes.

Hyponyms

†Kollikodontidae (extinct)
Ornithorhynchidae (platypus)
†Steropododontidae (extinct)
Tachyglossidae (echidnas)

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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