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prototherian vs monotreme

monotreme vs prototherian

prototherian and monotreme both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prototherian Yes No No No
monotreme Yes No No No
As nouns, monotreme is a hyponym of prototherian; that is, monotreme is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prototherian:
  • prototherian: primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea
  • monotreme: the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
Other hyponyms of prototherian include egg-laying mammal.
prototherian (noun) monotreme (noun)
primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
Difference between prototherian and monotreme

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