Eutheria
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Translingual [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek εὖ (eu, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thērion, “beast”).
Proper noun [edit]
Eutheria
- A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Theria — the animals more closely related to placentals like rodents and humans than to marsupials.
See also [edit]
- Xenarthra — anteaters, sloths and armadillos
- Laurasiatheria — mammals from the supercontinent of Laurasia
- Afrotheria — elephants, aardvarks etc
- Euarchontoglires — rodents, primates etc
- Note: almost synonymous with Placentalia
