"lacteous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlæktiəs/ Forms: more lacteous [comparative], most lacteous [superlative]
Etymology: See lacteal. Head templates: {{en-adj}} lacteous (comparative more lacteous, superlative most lacteous)
  1. Milky; resembling milk. Tags: archaic Synonyms (resembling milk): lactean
    Sense id: en-lacteous-en-adj-G6j19BC~ Categories (other): Milk Disambiguation of Milk: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'resembling milk': 100 0
  2. Lacteal; conveying chyle. Tags: archaic Synonyms (conveying chyle): lactean
    Sense id: en-lacteous-en-adj-F4L1O44T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Milk Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Milk: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'conveying chyle': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lactescent, emulsive, milken [rare], milky, lacteal, lacteous, lactiferous Hypernyms: fluidic, semifluid, semiliquid, thick Related terms: milk
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