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Monotremata

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Monotremata
(mon´ōtrē´mt),
n the lowest order of mammals, including animals that lay eggs similar to those of reptiles, and nourish their young by a mammary gland that has no nipple, in a shallow pouch developed during lactation. The only living representatives are the spiny anteater and the duck-billed platypus.
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