placental adj 1: pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta; "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals" [ant: {aplacental}] n 1: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials [syn: {placental}, {placental mammal}, {eutherian}, {eutherian mammal}]
Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Placentalia. [1913 Webster]
Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, n. (Zool.) One of the Placentalia. [1913 Webster]