Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotreme

/ˈmɒnətɹiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: mo-no-treme
IPA: /ˈmɒnətɹiːm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.

adj

Having a single trema, or aperture.

Example Sentences

"Nomotreme fern and moss spores are monotreme."

Etymology

From mono- (“one”) + -treme (“hole”).

Inflected Forms

monotremes (plural)

Derived Forms

monotrematous monotremous

Frequently Paired Words

monotrematic trema cloaca anatreme catatreme nomotreme pantotreme zonotreme

Synonyms

1-treme monoaperturate egg-laying mammal

Questions

How do you pronounce monotreme?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒnətɹiːm/.
What does monotreme mean?: Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.
Where does monotreme come from?: From mono- (“one”) + -treme (“hole”).

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