Theria

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).

Proper noun

Theria

A taxonomic subclass within the class Mammalia – the mammals that give birth to live young.

Hypernyms

(subclass): Tetrapoda - superclass; Amniota, Synapsida - clades; Pelycosauria - informal group; Eupelycosauria - clade; Therapsida - order; Theriodontia, Cynodontia, Mammaliaformes - clades; Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria infraclass

Hyponyms

(subclass): Metatheria (Marsupialia), Eutheria (Placentalia) (infraclasses)

Coordinate terms

(subclass): Monotremata (subclass)

Derived terms

terms derived from Theria

References

Theria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Theria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Theria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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