monotrematous
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Monotremata + -ous
Adjective
[edit]monotrematous (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata or monotremes.
- Synonym: monotremous
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]monotrematous (not comparable)
- (ichthyology) Of the olfactory organ of a fish, having a single opening from which water flows in and out.
- 2005, Klaus Reutter, Fish Chemosenses, page 23:
- The anatomy of the olfactory organ of Belone belone differs clearly from so-called monotrematous olfactory organs.
- 2006, Sara Ostlund-Nilsson, Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback, page 200:
- Three-spined sticklebacks, similar to their Spinachia cousins, are monotrematous, that is, each olfactory organ has only a single naris.