mammallike en · ADJ
Etymology
From mammal + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a mammal.
Birds[…] lack a crocodilelike or mammallike thoracic-abdominal subdivision of the visceral cavity (Fig. 2 C).
1997 November 14, John A. Ruben et al., “Lung Structure and Ventilation in Theropod Dinosaurs and Early Birds”, in Science, volume 278, number 5341, →DOI, pages 1267–1270:Also common were squat, mammallike traversodonts.
1993 May 28, Harold Henderson, “The Descent of Dinosaurs”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mammallike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mammallike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
sheepy · humanish · monkeylike · cowlike · catty · horsy · humanlike · piglike · doglike · porcine · apely · doggish · piggy · horsey · cowish · catlike · bovine · wolfish · wolfy · neatish · sheeplike · canine · wolflike · monkeyish · equine · horsely · ovine · vaccine · piggish · anthropomorphic · horselike · humanoid · apelike · anthropoid · lupine · feline · doggy · apish · sheepish · simian · cattish
Meronyms
hairy · hirsute · furry · boobied · breasted · hairful
Relateds
Synonyms
mammallike · mammalian · mammiferous · mammiferous · mammalian