monodelphous
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈdɛlfəs/Zoology. Now rare
adjective
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of mammals whose females have a single uterus and vagina (i.e. all mammals other than marsupials and monotremes).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Lyell (1797–1875), geologist. From monodelph + -ous.
- peacock butterfly
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- peacock copper
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- peacock-eye
- peacock fan
- peacock feather
- peacock-feathered
- peacock fish
- peacock flower
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- peacock fly
- peacock green
- peacock hackle
- Peacockian
- peacock iris
- peacockish
- peacockism
- peacock-like
- peacock moth
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- peacock pheasant
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