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ootocoid, a. and n. Zool.|əʊˈɒtəkɔɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Ootocoidea (neut. pl.), f. Gr. ᾠοτόκ-ος laying eggs, oviparous: see -oid.]
a. adj. Belonging to the Ootocoidea, a division of mammals in Dana's classification (so called from their affinity to oviparous animals), comprising the marsupials and monotremes (the latter of which have since been found to be actually oviparous).
b. n. One of the Ootocoidea. Also ootoˈcoidean a. and n.
1863Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XXXV. 68 The Marsupials and Monotremes constitute a natural group,..the most fundamental characteristic of which..suggests the name Oöticoids. Ibid. XXXVI. 315 The Oöticoid or semi-oviparous Mammals. |