- cotylophorous
- \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|äf(ə)rəs\ adjective
Etymology: cotyl- + -phorous: having a cotyledonary placenta
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cotylophorous, a. Zool.(kɒtɪˈlɒfərəs)[ad. Gr. type *κοτυλοϕόρ-ος (f. κοτύλη hollow vessel, etc. + -ϕόρος bearing) + -ous.]Having a cotyledonary placenta; belonging to the Cotylophora or typical Ruminants of Huxley's classification of Mammalia.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.