egg-laying mammal

Thân thiện

The platypus is an egg-laying mammal found in Australia.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A primitive mammal that lays eggs: An "egg-laying mammal" is a member of a small group of mammals that reproduce by laying eggs, unlike most other mammals which give birth to live young. This group represents the most primitive living mammals.

Usage

• The term "egg-laying mammal" is used as a noun phrase to classify and describe these specific animals in biological and zoological contexts.
• It is typically used in scientific descriptions, educational materials, and general discussions about unique animal traits.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The platypus is a well-known example of an egg-laying mammal.
  • Egg-laying mammals are found only in Australia and New Guinea.

Advanced Usage

• "the egg-laying mammals": Used to refer to the entire taxonomic group.
  • The egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, have a unique combination of reptilian and mammalian traits.

Variants and Related Words

• Monotreme (n): The scientific term for an egg-laying mammal.
  • Monotremes include the platypus and echidnas.

Synonyms

• Monotreme: The direct scientific synonym.
• Prototherian: A term relating to the subclass Prototheria, which includes egg-laying mammals.

Different Meanings

• This term has a single, specific zoological meaning and is not used idiomatically or with other definitions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria

Từ đồng nghĩa

• monotreme