ureotelic
/ˌjʊrioʊˈtɛlɪk/
adjective
- Describing animals that excrete nitrogen waste mainly as urea, such as mammals and adult amphibians.
- Humans are ureotelic animals, excreting urea in urine.
- Most land mammals are ureotelic to conserve water.
- Ureotelic organisms need less water to remove waste than ammonotelic ones.