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What (who) is monotreme - definition
Monotreme
·noun One of the Monotremata.
monotreme
['m?n?(?)tri:m]
¦ noun Zoology a mammal of a small order (Monotremata) comprising the platypus and the echidnas, distinguished by laying eggs and having a common urogenital and digestive opening.
Origin
C19: from mono- + Gk trema 'hole'.
Prostate evolution in monotreme mammals
The monotremes (egg laying mammals) represent the order of extant mammals most distantly related to humans. The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is indigenous to eastern Australia; the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is indigenous to Australia and Papua New Guinea; whereas the long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) is restricted to Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya.
