Placental
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Placental is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the placenta.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the placenta.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Pertaining to the Placentalia, comprising of mammals that are not marsupials or monotremes.
- A mammal of the infraclass Placentalia.
Example Sentences
We do not know exactly how many placental lineages survived to leave descendants; most estimates are around ten.
Word Forms
- placentals
Synonyms for placental
Depending on context, synonyms include eutherian, transplacental.
Antonyms for placental
Common opposites include aplacental.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transplacental, eutherian, abruption, uteroplacental, villous, decidual.
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