monotreem

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin monotrema, from Monotremata. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmoː.noːˈtreːm/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧no‧treem

Adjective

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monotreem (not comparable)

  1. monotreme

Inflection

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Declension of monotreem
uninflected monotreem
inflected monotreme
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial monotreem
indefinite m./f. sing. monotreme
n. sing. monotreem
plural monotreme
definite monotreme
partitive monotreems

Noun

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monotreem m (plural monotremen)

  1. monotreme, any member of the order Monotremata
    Synonym: cloacadier