nonmammalian

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adjective

Not mammalian.

OriginEnglish mammalian ← Latin mamma ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivenonmammalian (not comparable)

alternative non-mammalian

  1. not comparableNot mammalian.

    Several nonmammalian creatures are worthy of note, including the wereraven, the weresnake, the werecrocodile, and the dreaded wereshark.

    1999, Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, volume 1, Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN, page 123

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Latinmamma
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Latinmammālis
  18. Latinmamma
  19. Englishmammal
  20. Englishmammalian
  21. Englishnonmammalian

From non- + mammalian.

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APA

nonmammalian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmammalian

MLA

“nonmammalian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmammalian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmammalian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmammalian.

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