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mammalian.

Of, or pertaining to, mammals.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/məˈmeɪl.jən/US/məˈmeɪ.li.ən/US
  1. Of, or pertaining to, mammals.

  2. Like a mammal.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English mammalian From mammal + -ian.

noun/məˈmeɪl.jən/US/məˈmeɪ.li.ən/US
  1. Any mammal.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English mammalian From mammal + -ian.

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