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monotrematous en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Monotremata + -ous

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes.

Synonyms

monotremous

monotrematous en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of the olfactory organ of a fish, having a single opening from which water flows in and out.
    • The anatomy of the olfactory organ of Belone belone differs clearly from so-called monotrematous olfactory organs. 2005, Klaus Reutter, Fish Chemosenses, page 23:
    • Three-spined sticklebacks, similar to their Spinachia cousins, are monotrematous, that is, each olfactory organ has only a single naris. 2006, Sara Ostlund-Nilsson, Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback, page 200: