Dictionary

mammiferous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mæˈmɪfəɹəs/

Etymology

From mamma + -i- + -ferous.

Meanings

1. Mammalian.
   • The moment of ejaculation in mammiferous animals is accompanied by universal excitement of the whole body, a kind of slight convulsion, which terminates in a comatose or exstatic state. 1837, Michael Ryan, The Philosophy of Marriage, in Its Social, Moral, and Physical Relations; with an Account of the Diseases of the Genito-urinary Organs which Impair or Destroy the Reproductive Function; and Induce a Variety of Complaints; with the Physiology of Generation in the Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms …, London: John Churchill, Princes' Street, Soho, →OCLC, page 191:
2. Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
   • The mammiferous secretary slithered in, changed the spool and slithered out again, giving me a small, hygienic smile en route. 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 53:

Forms

Synonyms

mammalian · mammalian · breasted · mammallike · mammallike · boobied · mammiferous