monotrematous
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes.
adj
Of the olfactory organ of a fish, having a single opening from which water flows in and out.
Example Sentences
- "The anatomy of the olfactory organ of Belone belone differs clearly from so-called monotrematous olfactory organs."
- "Three-spined sticklebacks, similar to their Spinachia cousins, are monotrematous, that is, each olfactory organ has only a single naris."
Etymology
Monotremata + -ous