Definitions
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- noun science fiction A
mammalian humanoid creature.
Etymologies
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mammal + -oid
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Examples
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Omithoid, mammaloid, and reptiloid arboreals glided or flew through winding emerald tunnels.
Shopgirls Frederick Barthelme 2010
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Something small and mammaloid was snapping at the stick with long mini-hyena jaws, glaring through Cassandra's magic window with murderous eyes.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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Omithoid, mammaloid, and reptiloid arboreals glided or flew through winding emerald tunnels.
Midworld Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1975
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Omithoid, mammaloid, and reptiloid arboreals glided or flew through winding emerald tunnels.
Midworld Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1975
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