SKIP TO CONTENT

placentati

Definitions of placentati
  1. noun
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
    see moresee less
    types:
    bestiame, stalla
    any animals kept for use or profit
    mucca, scrofa, vacca
    mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
    cervo
    mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
    insettivoro
    small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
    mammifero acquatico
    whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
    carnivoro
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    oritteropo
    nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
    nottola, pipistrello
    nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
    ungulati
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
    pachiderma
    any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
    primate
    any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
    talpa
    small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
    toporagno
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
    porcospino, riccio
    small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
    cetaceo
    large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
    canidi
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
    felino
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
    orsacchiotto, orso
    massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
    sorcio, topo, topolino domestico
    any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
    criceto
    short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
    istrice
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    ghiro
    small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
    scoiattolo
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
    marmotta
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
    castoro
    large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
    nutria
    aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
    ungulati
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    cervo
    adult male deer
    armadillo
    burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
    bradipo, ozio
    any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
    quadrumane, scimmia
    any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
    ominide
    a primate of the family Hominidae
    quadrumane, scimmia
    any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
    lemuride, proscimmia
    primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
    lemure
    large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
    elefante
    five-toed pachyderm
    mastodonte
    extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
    type of:
    mammifero
    any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘placentati'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family