adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the placenta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
placental
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adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the Placentalia, comprising of mammals that are not marsupials or monotremes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A mammal of the infraclass Placentalia.
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adjective
Meaning 4
pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: aplacental
noun
Meaning 5
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mammal, mammalian
Narrower terms: livestock, stock, farm animal, bull, cow, yearling, buck, doe, insectivore, aquatic mammal, carnivore, Fissipedia, aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer, bat, chiropteran, lagomorph, gnawing mammal, rodent, gnawer, Ungulata, ungulate, hoofed mammal, Unguiculata, unguiculate, unguiculate mammal, hyrax, coney, cony, dassie, das, pachyderm, edentate, pangolin, scaly anteater, primate, tree shrew, flying lemur, flying cat, colugo, proboscidean, proboscidian, plantigrade mammal, plantigrade, digitigrade mammal, digitigrade
History
Etymology
From post-classical Latin placentalis, corresponding to placenta + -al.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: placentari — pertaining to placenta
- Czech: placentární — pertaining to placenta
- Czech: placentální — pertaining to placenta
- French: placentaire — pertaining to placenta
- Galician: placentario — pertaining to placenta
- Italian: placentare — pertaining to placenta
- Italian: placentario — pertaining to placenta
- Polish: łożyskowy — pertaining to placenta
- Portuguese: placentário — pertaining to placenta
- Romanian: placentar — pertaining to placenta
- Spanish: placentario — pertaining to placenta
- French: placentaire — member of Placentalia
- Japanese: 有胎盤類 (yūtaibanrui) — member of Placentalia
- Polish: łożyskowiec — member of Placentalia
- Romanian: placentar — member of Placentalia
- Swedish: moderkaksdjur — member of Placentalia
- Swedish: placentadäggdjur — member of Placentalia