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/ˈmɒnətɹiːm/ · noun
(zoology) Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives..
Nomotreme fern and moss spores are monotreme.
Use monotreme when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Monotreme means (zoology) Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives..
Common synonyms include 1-treme, monoaperturate, egg-laying mammal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Nomotreme fern and moss spores are monotreme.
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