Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotrematic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monotremat-ic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the monotremes.

Example Sentences

"the monotrematic glands of the Ornithorhynchus give rise to a new mode of nutrition as regards the young."
"It is therefore far below the Trias that we must look for the quite hypothetical monotrematic ancestors of this last group."

Etymology

From monotreme + -atic.

Questions

What does monotrematic mean?: Relating to the monotremes.
Where does monotrematic come from?: From monotreme + -atic.

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