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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTOTHERIA

Pro `to *the "ri *a n. pl. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Monotremata.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Prototheria

Pro to the ri a |ˌprōtəˈTHirēə ˌproʊtəˈθɪriə |Zoology a group of mammals that comprises the monotremes and their extinct relatives. Compare with Theria. [Subclass Prototheria, class Mammalia. ] ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from proto- ‘first, original ’ + Greek thēr ‘wild beast. ’

 

prototherian

pro to the ri an |ˌprōtəˈTHirēən ˌproʊtəˈθɪriən |Zoology ▶noun a mammal of the group Prototheria, which comprises the monotremes and their extinct relatives. ▶adjective relating to or denoting prototherians.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Prototheria

Prototheria |ˌprəʊtə (ʊ )ˈθɪərɪə | ▶plural noun Zoology a group of mammals that comprises the monotremes and their extinct relatives. Compare with Theria. ●Subclass Prototheria, class Mammalia. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from proto- ‘first, original ’ + Greek thēr ‘wild beast ’.

 

prototherian

prototherian |ˌprəʊtə (ʊ )ˈθɪərɪən |Zoology ▶noun a mammal of the group Prototheria, which comprises the monotremes and their extinct relatives. ▶adjective relating to or denoting prototherians.