placental

3 definitions found

placental - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized
        by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.
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     2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Placentalia.
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  Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the Placentalia.
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placental - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  placental
      adj 1: pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a
             placenta; "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
             are placental mammals" [ant: aplacental]
      n 1: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes
           and marsupials [syn: placental, placental mammal,
           eutherian, eutherian mammal]