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therian

therian

9.9
Relating to mammals such as marsupials and placental mammals
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɪəriən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : teriano
  • In biology, the term 'therian' refers to mammals that give birth to live young rather than laying eggs.

Examples

  • Therian species include animals like kangaroos and humans, which share common ancestors.

  • INS may be the fourth marsupial imprinted gene to be associated with a DMR 47, 82, 83, and, if so, provides further evidence of a common origin of imprinting mechanisms in therian mammals.

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  • The researchers studied the reproductive habits of therian mammals to understand their evolution.

Synonyms

mammalian
vstherian
  • Specialized
7 4.8

Animals with hair or fur that feed their babies with milk from their mother

is limited to the subgroup that includes marsupials and placentals

Surface Forms

therian positive

Morphology

therian = Theria (opaque) = Theria + an

Formed by the taxon name 'Theria' + the suffix '-an'; this is a specialized scientific formation unlikely to be derivable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Therian comes from the Greek therion, which means 'wild animal' or 'beast'. So when something is called therian it relates to the mammal group Theria, the group of mammals like marsupials and placentals.