Eutherian

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or belonging to the subclass Eutheria wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An animal of the group Eutheria.
  2. 2
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

Etymology 2

From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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