placental
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From post-classical Latin placentalis, corresponding to placenta + -al.
Adjective
[edit]placental (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the placenta. [from 18th c.]
- (zoology) Pertaining to the Placentalia, comprising those mammals not marsupials or monotremes. [from 19th c.]
- 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 103:
- We do not know exactly how many placental lineages survived to leave descendants; most estimates are around ten.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pertaining to placenta
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Noun
[edit]placental (plural placentals)
- Any animal that is a member of the Placentalia
Translations
[edit]member of Placentalia
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Interlingua
[edit]Adjective
[edit]placental (not comparable)