monotrematous

 [mon-uh-trem-uh-tuhs, -tree-muh-]  

mon·o·trem·a·tous

   [mon-uh-trem-uh-tuhs, -tree-muh-]
adjective
of or pertaining to a monotreme.
Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin monotrematus literally, single-holed, equivalent to mono- mono- + -trematus -holed, adj. use of Greek trêma, stem trēmat- hole, perforation; see -ous
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Monotrematous has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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monotreme (ˈmɒnəʊˌtriːm)
 
—n
any mammal of the primitive order Monotremata, of Australia and New Guinea: egg-laying toothless animals with a single opening (cloaca) for the passage of eggs or sperm, faeces, and urine. The group contains only the echidnas and the platypus
 
[C19: via New Latin from mono- + Greek trēma hole]
 
monotrematous
 
—adj

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