Monotremes (monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). The subclass comprises a single order, Monotremata (though sometimes the subclass Prototheria is used). An infant monotreme is known as a puggle.
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| - Monotremes (monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). The subclass comprises a single order, Monotremata (though sometimes the subclass Prototheria is used). An infant monotreme is known as a puggle.
- It is not clear that there are any Monotremes in Fighting Fantasy canon. One candidate is the "small, spiny creature" which hides in its hole from a Troll in Slaves of the Abyss - if it is a Monotreme, it would be an Echidna. It may appear possible or even likely that this creature is not an Echidna but is instead a Hedgehog or Porcupine, were it not for the fact that neither of these animals burrow as a defensive measure - the former merely curl into a ball and the latter will simply lash out with their tails at pursuing predators or climb a tree.
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| - Monotremes (monos, single + trema, hole; refers to the cloaca) are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). The subclass comprises a single order, Monotremata (though sometimes the subclass Prototheria is used). An infant monotreme is known as a puggle.
- It is not clear that there are any Monotremes in Fighting Fantasy canon. One candidate is the "small, spiny creature" which hides in its hole from a Troll in Slaves of the Abyss - if it is a Monotreme, it would be an Echidna. It may appear possible or even likely that this creature is not an Echidna but is instead a Hedgehog or Porcupine, were it not for the fact that neither of these animals burrow as a defensive measure - the former merely curl into a ball and the latter will simply lash out with their tails at pursuing predators or climb a tree.
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