placentalia

placentalia
\\ˌplasən.ˈtālēə\
Etymology: New Latin, from placenta + -alia
synonym of eutheria

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Placentalia /plas-ən-tāˈli-ə/ plural noun
Eutheria, the subclass of placental mammals
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Main Entry:placenta

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Placentalia, n. pl. Zool.
(plæsənˈteɪlɪə)
[mod.L. (L. Bonaparte 1837), neuter pl. of placentāl-is adj.: see prec.]
Placental mammals; a primary division of Mammalia, comprising those provided with a placenta: contrasted with Marsupialia and Monotremata. It corresponds to the more recent divisions Monodelphia and Eutheria.
in Brande Dict. Sci. etc. J. Geikie Gt. Ice Age App. 526.
Hence placenˈtalian, (a) adj., of or pertaining to the Placentalia; (b) n. one of these.
in Cent. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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  • Placentalia — Plac en*ta li*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of Mammalia including those that have a placenta, or all the orders above the marsupials. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Placentalĭa — (lat.), s. Säugetiere (Einteilung) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Placentalia — Placentalĭa (Placentarĭa), die Säugetiere, bei denen eine Verbindung von Mutter und Frucht durch einen Mutterkuchen (Plazenta, s.d.) stattfindet; alle Säugetiere mit Ausnahme der Beutel und Kloakentiere (Implacentalia, Aplacentaria) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Placentalia — Placentalia,   die Plazentatiere …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Placentalia — ⇒ Eutheria …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Placentalia —   Placentarios Rango temporal: Cretáceo inferior Presente …   Wikipedia Español

  • Placentalia — Höhere Säugetiere Vier Höhere Säugetiere aus allen vier Überordnungen Systematik Stamm: Chordatiere (Chordata) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Placentalia — Placentaires souris commune …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Placentalia — Mammalia Mam*ma li*a, n. pl. [NL., from L. mammalis. See {Mammal}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the mother. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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