Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allotherian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lothe-ri-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the infraclass †Allotheria of extinct mammals.

Example Sentences

"The gondwanatherian Vintana showing a combination of primitive and highly derived features recently described from the Maastrichtian of Madagascar [75 ] is another example of insular mosaicism in an allotherian mammal but from Southern Hemisphere."

Etymology

From Allotheria + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Allotheria

Inflected Forms

allotherians (plural)

Questions

What does allotherian mean?: Any member of the infraclass †Allotheria of extinct mammals.
Where does allotherian come from?: From Allotheria + -ian.

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