mammiferous

[ ma-mif-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. having mammae; mamma; mammalian.

mammiferous

/ mæˈmɪfərəs /

adjective

1. having breasts or mammae

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammiferous¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; mamm(a) ² + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

The vesicle corresponds to the vesicle, or germinal spot, in the eggs of birds, and ovum of mammiferous animals.

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In standard works on natural history the animals under consideration are classed as mammiferous Didelphæ.

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All domestic mammiferous animals introduced into America have become more numerous than the indigenous animals.

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But the remarkable fossils for which the Stonesfield slate is most celebrated, are those referred to the mammiferous class.

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The creative fiat went forth, and the mammiferous animals,—cattle and beasts of the earth,—came into existence.

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