placental
English
Etymology
From post-classical Latin placentalis, corresponding to placenta + -al.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
placental (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the placenta. [from 18th c.]
- (zoology) Pertaining to the Placentalia, comprising those mammals not marsupials or monotremes. [from 19th c.]
- 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 103:
- We do not know exactly how many placental lineages survived to leave descendants; most estimates are around ten.
Derived terms
- anteplacental
- aplacental
- cerebroplacental
- diaplacental
- ectoplacental
- extraplacental
- fetoplacental
- implacental
- interplacental
- intraplacental
- maternoplacental
- nonplacental
- paraplacental
- periplacental
- placental abruption
- placentally
- preplacental
- pseudoplacental
- retroplacental
- subplacental
- transplacental
- umbilicoplacental
- uteroplacental
- zonoplacental
Translations
pertaining to placenta
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Noun
placental (plural placentals)
- Any animal that is a member of the Placentalia
Translations
member of Placentalia
Interlingua
Adjective
placental (not comparable)