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galactophorous

galactophorous adjective: milk-carrying.

Adjective

galactophorous (not comparable)

  1. Milk-carrying
    • galactophorous duct
    • galactophorous sinus
    Synonyms:
    lactiferous

Synonyms of galactophorous

Origin of galactophorous

From galacto- + -phore + -ous, from Ancient Greek γαλακτοφόρος (galaktophóros). Compare lactiferous.

Questions about galactophorous

What does galactophorous mean?
Galactophorous means milk-carrying.
What part of speech is galactophorous?
Galactophorous is an adjective.

Words near galactophorous in the dictionary

  1. galactophagist
  2. galactophagists
  3. galactophagous
  4. galactophilic
  5. galactophoritis
  6. galactophorous
  7. galactopoesis
  8. galactopoiesis
  9. galactopoietic
  10. galactoprotein
  11. galactoproteins

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