Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premammalian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mam-malian
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the evolution of mammals.

Example Sentences

"At the same time, the monotremes still pay homage to their premammalian forebears."

Etymology

From pre- + mammalian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does premammalian mean?: Before the evolution of mammals.
Where does premammalian come from?: From pre- + mammalian.

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