Prototheria

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prototheria \Pro`to*the"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. prw^tos
     first + qhri`on, dim. of qh`r beast.] (Zool.)
     Same as {Monotremata}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Prototheria
       n : echidnas; platypus [syn: {subclass Prototheria}]