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Eutheria
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc εὖ good, true + grc θηρίον beast.
Proper noun
infraclass class Mammalia all mammals more closely related to placentals like rodents and humans than to marsupials
Usage notes
almost synonymous with Placentalia
Hypernyms
infraclass ; Theria subclass subclassCarter, Anthony M., Genomics, the diversification of mammals, and the evolution of placentation (2024)
Hyponyms
infraclass Atlantogenata magnorder: Xenarthra superorder, Afrotheria superorder; Boreoeutheria magnorder: Laurasiatheria superorder, Euarchontoglires superorder superorders within magnorders
Afrosoricida order, Artiodactyla order, Carnivora order, Chiroptera order, Cingulata order, Dermoptera order, Eulipotyphla order, Hyracoidea order, Lagomorpha order, Macroscelidea order, Perissodactyla order, Pholidota, Pilosa order, Primates order, Proboscidea, Rodentia order, Scandentia order, Sirenia order, Tubulidentata order orders
Coordinate terms
infraclass Metatheria infraclass
References
mul Mammals