We found 1 definitions of egg-laying mammal from 1 different sources.
Noun |
||
egg-laying mammal - the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria | ||
monotreme | ||
prototherian primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea | ||
echidna, spiny anteater, anteater a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia | ||
echidna, spiny anteater, anteater a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia |