"mammiferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mæˈmɪfəɹəs/ Forms: more mammiferous [comparative], most mammiferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: From mamma + -i- + -ferous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mamma|-i-|-ferous}} mamma + -i- + -ferous Head templates: {{en-adj}} mammiferous (comparative more mammiferous, superlative most mammiferous)
  1. Mammalian.
    Sense id: en-mammiferous-en-adj-Ub8ny231
  2. (anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-mammiferous-en-adj-eLUzG1D~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, English terms suffixed with -ferous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ferous: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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