monotremes

monotremes

美 [ˈmɑnəˌtrim] 　英 [ˈmɒnətri:m]

• n.【动】单孔目动物
• 网络单孔类动物；单孔动物；单孔动物类

词形变化

复数：monotremes  

英汉解释

n.	1. 【动】单孔目动物

英英解释

n.	1. a mammal such as the duck-billed platypus or echidna that lays eggs and has a single opening for the discharge of feces and urine.

例句

Today, this bizarre but fascinating creature is known as the platypus, one of only five extant monotremes (egg-laying mammals).

如今，这种怪诞但迷人的生物被命名为鸭嘴兽，现存的五种卵生哺乳动物之一。