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Noun: monotreme  'mó-nu,treem
  1. The most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
    - egg-laying mammal

Derived forms: monotremes

Type of: prototherian

Encyclopedia: Monotreme

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Monotremata
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Monotropa
Monotropa hypopithys
Monotropa uniflora
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