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mammilloid

mammilloid adjective: shaped like a nipple.

Adjective

mammilloid (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a nipple.
    Synonyms:
    mammilliform

Synonyms of mammilloid

Origin of mammilloid

From mammilla + -oid. By surface analysis, mammillo- + -id.

Questions about mammilloid

What does mammilloid mean?
Mammilloid means shaped like a nipple.
What part of speech is mammilloid?
Mammilloid is an adjective.

Words near mammilloid in the dictionary

  1. mammillated
  2. mammillation
  3. mammillations
  4. mammilliform
  5. mammillo-
  6. mammilloid
  7. mammillotectal
  8. mammillotegmental
  9. mammillothalamic
  10. mammilotegmental
  11. mammilothalamic

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