Eutheria
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).
Proper noun
editEutheria
- A taxonomic infraclass within the class Mammalia – all mammals more closely related to placentals like rodents and humans than to marsupials.
Usage notes
edit- almost synonymous with Placentalia
Hypernyms
edit- (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass[1]
Hyponyms
edit- (infraclass): Atlantogenata: Xenarthra, Afrotheria; Boreoeutheria: Laurasiatheria, Euarchontoglires – superorders within magnorders
Coordinate terms
edit- (infraclass): Metatheria
References
edit- Eutheria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eutheria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Eutheria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carter, Anthony M., Genomics, the diversification of mammals, and the evolution of placentation (2024)