Etymology

eutherian

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Today it means: Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὖ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὖ“good, true”
  2. English todayeutherian

From Eutheria, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “good, true”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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