"monotreme" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒnətɹiːm/
Etymology: From mono- + -treme. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mono-|-treme}} mono- + -treme Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monotreme (not comparable)
  1. (palynology, of a pollen grain) Having a single trema, or aperture. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Palynology Synonyms: 1-treme, monoaperturate Coordinate_terms: anatreme, catatreme, nomotreme, pantotreme, trema, zonotreme
    Sense id: en-monotreme-en-adj-F15i0Opq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Topics: biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, palynology, physical-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒnətɹiːm/ Forms: monotremes [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + -treme. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mono-|-treme}} mono- + -treme Head templates: {{en-noun}} monotreme (plural monotremes)
  1. (zoology) A mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Monotremes Derived forms: monotrematous, monotremous Related terms: Monotremata, monotrematic, trema, cloaca Translations (egg-laying mammal): monotrema [masculine] (Catalan), 單孔目動物 (Chinese Mandarin), 单孔目动物 (dānkǒngmù dòngwù) (Chinese Mandarin), cloacadier [neuter] (Dutch), snaveldier [neuter] (Dutch), monotreem [masculine] (Dutch), monotremo (Esperanto), nokkaeläin (Finnish), monotrème [masculine] (French), monotremo [masculine] (Galician), Kloakentier [neuter] (German), יונקי הביב (yonkéy habív) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), חיות הביב (khayót habív) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), kloákás (Hungarian), nefdýr [neuter] (Icelandic), monotremo (Italian), カモノハシ目 (kamonohashi-moku) (Japanese), 単孔類 (tankōrui) (alt: たんこうるい) (Japanese), біртесікті (bırtesıktı) (Kazakh), 단공류 (dan'gongnyu) (note: as a group) (Korean), stekowiec [masculine] (Polish), monotremo [masculine] (Portuguese), monotremado [masculine] (Portuguese), monotrémato [masculine] (Portuguese), monotrem [neuter] (Romanian), monotremă [feminine] (Romanian), однопрохо́дное (odnoproxódnoje) (alt: млекопита́ющее) [neuter] (Russian), яйцекладу́щее (jajcekladúščeje) (alt: млекопита́ющее) [neuter] (Russian), клоа́чное (kloáčnoje) (alt: млекопита́ющее) [neuter] (Russian), monotrema [masculine] (Spanish), mamalia atagaye mayai (Swahili), kloakdjur [neuter] (Swedish), động vật đơn huyệt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-monotreme-en-noun-KvUfxbup Disambiguation of Monotremes: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -treme Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -treme: 44 56 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "kamonohashi-moku",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "word": "カモノハシ目"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たんこうるい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tankōrui",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "word": "単孔類"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bırtesıktı",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "word": "біртесікті"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "note": "as a group",
      "roman": "dan'gongnyu",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "word": "단공류"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stekowiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monotremo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monotremado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monotrémato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "monotrem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monotremă"
    },
    {
      "alt": "млекопита́ющее",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odnoproxódnoje",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "однопрохо́дное"
    },
    {
      "alt": "млекопита́ющее",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jajcekladúščeje",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "яйцекладу́щее"
    },
    {
      "alt": "млекопита́ющее",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kloáčnoje",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "клоа́чное"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monotrema"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "word": "mamalia atagaye mayai"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kloakdjur"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "egg-laying mammal",
      "word": "động vật đơn huyệt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monotreme"
}

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    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with mono-",
    "English terms suffixed with -treme",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "en:Monotremes"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "anatreme"
    },
    {
      "word": "catatreme"
    },
    {
      "word": "nomotreme"
    },
    {
      "word": "pantotreme"
    },
    {
      "word": "trema"
    },
    {
      "word": "zonotreme"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mono- + -treme.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "monotreme (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "mo‧no‧treme"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Palynology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1952, G. Erdtman, Pollen Morphology and Plant Taxonomy, published 1986, page 548",
          "text": "Nomotreme fern and moss spores are monotreme.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having a single trema, or aperture."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "palynology",
          "palynology"
        ],
        [
          "trema",
          "trema"
        ]
      ],
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        "(palynology, of a pollen grain) Having a single trema, or aperture."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a pollen grain"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "1-treme"
        },
        {
          "word": "monoaperturate"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "chemistry",
        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "palynology",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɒnətɹiːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monotreme"
}

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