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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlazentazäuger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: platˈtsɛntat͡sɔɪ̯ɡɐ
"Der Blauwal ist ein Plazentazäuger."
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A mammal of a major group that includes all mammals except monotremes and marsupials, characterized by having a placenta which develops during pregnancy in the uterus, feeding the embryo through the mother's blood supply.
"Most living mammal species, including humans, whales, and elephants, belong to the group of placental mammals." - 2
An individual animal belonging to the infraclass Placentalia or Eutheria.
"The placental mammal gives birth to more fully developed offspring compared to marsupials."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin placenta (flat cake, from Greek plakous) combined with English mammal (from Latin mamma, breast). The taxonomic concept and term emerged in 19th-century comparative anatomy to designate viviparous mammals possessing a complex placenta.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Placental mammal" is said worldwide
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mammifère placentaire
Transliteration: mamifer plasãter
"Les humains sont des mammifères placentaires."
Plazentazäuger
Transliteration: platˈtsɛntat͡sɔɪ̯ɡɐ
"Der Blauwal ist ein Plazentazäuger."
mammifero placentato
Transliteration: mamˈmiːfero platʃenˈtato
"La balena è un mammifero placentato."
mamífero placentario
Transliteration: maˈmifero plasenˈtario
"El perro es un mamífero placentario."
mamífero placentário
Transliteration: mɐˈmi.fe.ɾu plɐ.sẽˈta.ɾiu
"Os gatos são mamíferos placentários."
अपराधी स्तनधारी
Transliteration: aparaadhi stanadhaari
"मनुष्य एक अपराधी स्तनधारी है।"
有胎盘哺乳动物
Transliteration: yǒu tāi pán bǔ rǔ dòng wù
"人类属于有胎盘哺乳动物。"
유태반 포유류
Transliteration: yutaeban poyuryu
"고래는 유태반 포유류에 속합니다."
有胎盤哺乳類
Transliteration: yūtaiban honyūrui
"クジラは有胎盤哺乳類です。"
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