Explore Monotreme through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Monotreme meaning
Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.
Synonyms of Monotreme
Using Monotreme
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the order Monotremata of mammals that lay eggs and have single orifices for urogenital and digestive functions (cloaca); an echidna, platypus or one of their extinct relatives.
- Useful related words include: egg-laying mammal, prototherian.
- In the example corpus, monotreme often appears in combinations such as: the monotreme.
Context around Monotreme
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Monotreme
- In this selection, "monotreme" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, family, named and rem stand out and add context to how "monotreme" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the monotreme rem electrical and reared the monotreme named millsom. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "monotreme" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with monotreme
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The journey started with a hand-reared the monotreme named Millsom. (11 words)
The cute porcupine-like creature belongs to the monotreme family, the egg-laying mammals found ambling around only in Australia and New Guinea. (23 words)
In the monotreme, REM electrical activation occurs in the brain stem, as it does in humans, but does not extend at all to the forebrain—suggesting that platypi do not dream. (31 words)
In the monotreme, REM electrical activation occurs in the brain stem, as it does in humans, but does not extend at all to the forebrain—suggesting that platypi do not dream. (31 words)
The cute porcupine-like creature belongs to the monotreme family, the egg-laying mammals found ambling around only in Australia and New Guinea. (23 words)
The journey started with a hand-reared the monotreme named Millsom. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
The cute porcupine-like creature belongs to the monotreme family, the egg-laying mammals found ambling around only in Australia and New Guinea.
The journey started with a hand-reared the monotreme named Millsom.
In the monotreme, REM electrical activation occurs in the brain stem, as it does in humans, but does not extend at all to the forebrain—suggesting that platypi do not dream.
Common combinations with monotreme
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: