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mammaliferous

mammaliferous adjective: containing mammalian remains.

Adjective

mammaliferous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Containing mammalian remains.

Origin of mammaliferous

From mammal + -i- + -ferous.

Questions about mammaliferous

What does mammaliferous mean?
Mammaliferous means containing mammalian remains.
What part of speech is mammaliferous?
Mammaliferous is an adjective.

Words near mammaliferous in the dictionary

  1. mammalianise
  2. mammalianised
  3. mammalianize
  4. mammalianized
  5. mammalians
  6. mammaliferous
  7. mammaliform
  8. mammaliforms
  9. mammalingus
  10. mammality
  11. mammalkind

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