Prototherian mammal Definition and Examples

Definition
noun, plural: prototherian mammals
Any from the group of mammals in which the young develop within the egg that is laid down by oviparous mothers
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Animals of Class Mammalia may be grouped as either prototherian or therian. Therian, which includes metatherians and eutherians, give birth to a live young whereas prototherian mammals are egg-laying animals, such as the monotremes.
Word origin: Greek proto (first) + therion (beast) + mammal
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