mammiferous
/mæˈmɪfəɹəs/
mammiferous adjective: mammalian.
Adjective
mammiferous (comparative more mammiferous, superlative most mammiferous)
- Mammalian.
- The moment of ejaculation in mammiferous animals is accompanied by universal excitement of the whole body, a kind of slight convulsion, which terminates in a comatose or exstatic state.1837, Michael Ryan, The Philosophy of Marriage, in Its Social, Moral, and Physical Relations; with an Account of the Diseases of the Genito-urinary Organs which Impair or Destroy the Reproductive...
- Synonyms:
- mammalian, mammallike
- Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
- The mammiferous secretary slithered in, changed the spool and slithered out again, giving me a small, hygienic smile en route.1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 53
mammiferous meaning in Bengali
mammiferous in Bengali
- স্তন্যপায়ী, স্তন্যগ্রন্থি, স্তন বিশিষ্ট
Synonyms of mammiferous
Forms of mammiferous
| comparative | more mammiferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mammiferous |
Origin of mammiferous
From mamma + -i- + -ferous.
Words that rhyme with mammiferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
- calcariferous
Questions about mammiferous
- What does mammiferous mean?
- Mammiferous means mammalian.
- What is mammiferous in Bengali?
- Mammiferous in Bengali is স্তন্যপায়ী, স্তন্যগ্রন্থি, স্তন বিশিষ্ট. See Mammiferous meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is mammiferous?
- Mammiferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mammiferous?
- Mammiferous is pronounced /mæˈmɪfəɹəs/.
Words near mammiferous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mammiferous (page history and authors); mammiferous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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