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mammifera

mammifera noun: mammiferous animals; mammalians; mammals.

Noun

mammifera pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Mammiferous animals; mammalians; mammals.
    • Most mammifera exhale, in the rutting season, peculiar emanations serving to announce to the male the presence of the female, and excite in him the sexual desire.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 80

Questions about mammifera

What does mammifera mean?
Mammifera means mammiferous animals; mammalians; mammals.
What part of speech is mammifera?
Mammifera is a noun.

Words near mammifera in the dictionary

  1. mammie
  2. mammie's boy
  3. mammie's boys
  4. mammies
  5. mammifer
  6. mammifera
  7. mammiferous
  8. mammifers
  9. mammiform
  10. mammilated
  11. mammiliform

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