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premammalian

premammalian adjective: before the evolution of mammals.

Adjective

premammalian (not comparable)

  1. Before the evolution of mammals.
    • At the same time, the monotremes still pay homage to their premammalian forebears.2008 May 13, Natalie Angier, “A Gene Map for the Cute Side of the Family”, in New York Times

Origin of premammalian

From pre- + mammalian.

Questions about premammalian

What does premammalian mean?
Premammalian means before the evolution of mammals.
What part of speech is premammalian?
Premammalian is an adjective.

Words near premammalian in the dictionary

  1. premakes
  2. premaking
  3. premalignancies
  4. premalignancy
  5. premalignant
  6. premammalian
  7. premammilary
  8. premammillary
  9. preman
  10. premandibular
  11. premandibulars

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