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eutherian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
eu-the-ri-an
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials.

noun

An animal of the group Eutheria.

Etymology

From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

Inflected Forms

eutherians (plural)

Derived Forms

noneutherian eutheriancentric

Synonyms

placental placental mammal eutherian mammal

Questions

What does eutherian mean?
Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials.
Where does eutherian come from?
From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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