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				- (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna.
 
				
				
			
			
			
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			monotremata vs. monotrematous
			
			
			
			
			
			monotremata vs. monotreme