placental

English

Etymology

From post-classical Latin placentalis, corresponding to placenta +‎ -al.

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

Translations

pertaining to placenta

Catalan: placentari
Czech: placentární, placentální
French: placentaire (fr) m or f
Galician: placentario (gl)
Italian: placentare, placentario
Portuguese: placentário
Romanian: placentar (ro)
Spanish: placentario

Noun

placental (plural placentals)

Any animal that is a member of the Placentalia

Translations

member of Placentalia

French: placentaire (fr) m
Japanese: 有胎盤類 (yūtaibanrui)
Romanian: placentar (ro) n
Swedish: moderkaksdjur (sv) n, placentadäggdjur (sv) n

Interlingua

Adjective

placental (not comparable)

placental

Related terms

placenta

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