implacental

implacental
/im'pleuh sen"tl/, adj.
1. Zool. having no placenta, as a monotreme or marsupial.
n.
2. an implacental mammal.
Also, implacentate /im'pleuh sen"tayt/.
[1830-40; IM-2 + PLACENTAL]

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  • Marsupialia — Mar*su pi*a li*a (m[aum]r*s[=u] p[i^]*[=a] l[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. marsupium a pouch, bag, purse, Gr. marsy pion, dim. of ma rsypos, ma rsipos.] (Zo[ o]l.) A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • im|pla|cen|tal — «IHM pluh SEHN tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. (of lower mammals) having no placenta. –n. an implacental animal …   Useful english dictionary

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