mammalian etymology

English word mammalian comes from English mammal, English -ian

Detailed word origin of mammalian

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mammal English (eng) (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.. An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
-ian English (eng) (as a noun) Having a certain profession.. (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.. (as an adjective) From, related to, or like.
mammalian English (eng) Any mammal. Like a mammal.. Of, or pertaining to, mammals.

Words with the same origin as mammalian

Descendants of -ian
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