monotreme
nounHow many syllables in monotreme?
There are 3 syllables in the word monotreme.How to pronounce monotreme:
Definition of monotreme:
- monotreme (noun):
- any of an order (monotremata) of egg-laying mammals comprising the platypuses and echidnas
- noun. the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria.
Synonyms for monotreme:
anteater
duck-billed platypus
duckbill
echidna
egg-laying mammal
ornithorhynchus anatinus
platypus
prototherian
spiny anteater
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