Definitions
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- adjective Not
placental .
Etymologies
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non- + placental
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Examples
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Smith said Novacek was correct in saying that there were nonplacental mammals around in the Cretaceous on which lice would doubtless have fed.
The Seattle Times 2011
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But these nonplacental mammals, which included several linages of marsupials, all became extinct, taking their parasites with them.
The Seattle Times 2011
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