Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mammalian

/məˈmeɪl.jən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: mam-malian
IPA: /məˈmeɪl.jən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, mammals.

adj

Like a mammal.

noun

Example Sentences

"The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English mammalian From mammal + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈmeɪl.jən/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Zoology.

Inflected Forms

more mammalian (comparative) most mammalian (superlative) mammalians (plural)

Derived Forms

antimammalian macromammalian mammaliferous micromammalian neomammalian nonmammalian paleomammalian premammalian submammalian

Phrases

mammalian meat allergy

Synonyms

mammallike mammiferous mammalian mammal

Rhymes With

alien dalian episcopalian balian

Questions

How do you pronounce mammalian?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈmeɪl.jən/.
What does mammalian mean?: Of, or pertaining to, mammals.
Where does mammalian come from?: Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English mammalian From mammal + -ian.

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