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aplacental

[ey-pluh-sen-tl, ap-luh-]

adjective

Zoology.

  1. having or forming no placenta, as the marsupials and monotremes.

aplacental

/ ˌæplə-, ˌeɪpləˈsɛntəl /

adjective

  1. (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aplacental1

First recorded in 1855–60; a- 6 + placental ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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But he was content with a dozen of these fascinating marsupials, which make up the first order of aplacental mammals, as Conseil just had to tell us.

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