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allantoic
[ al-uhn-toh-ik ]
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- postal·lan·toic adjective
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Origin of allantoic1
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The last of these can be dismissed, in consequence of the recent discovery of an allantoic placenta in Perameles.
It was for a long time held that the Marsupials differed from all other mammals in having no allantoic placenta.
It implies on the whole that the Marsupials have sprung from a stock with an allantoic placenta.
More remarkable still is the development of a small allantoic placenta.
As the allantois increases in size and importance, the allantoic vessels are correspondingly developed.
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