aplacental
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aplacental
[a″plah-sen´t'l]having no placenta.
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a·pla·cen·tal
(ā'pla-sen'tăl),Without a placenta; denoting the monotremes (which lay eggs and have no placenta) and the marsupials (which have a transitory simple yolk-sac placenta).
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aplacental
(ā′plə-sĕn′tl)adj.
Having no placenta, as marsupials and monotremes.
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