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mammalian vs prototherian

prototherian vs mammalian

mammalian and prototherian both are nouns.

mammalian is an adjective but prototherian is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mammalian Yes Yes No No
prototherian Yes No No No
As nouns, prototherian is a hyponym of mammalian; that is, prototherian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mammalian:
  • mammalian: any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
  • prototherian: primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea
mammalian (noun) prototherian (noun)
any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea
mammalian (adjective) prototherian (adjective)
of or relating to the class Mammalia
Difference between mammalian and prototherian

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