Hypertext Webster Gateway: "placental"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized
by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Placentalia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Placentalia.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
placental
adj : of or having or occurring by means of a placenta; "all
mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental
mammals" [ant: {aplacental}]
n : mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and
marsupials [syn: {placental mammal}, {eutherian}, {eutherian
mammal}]
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