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NONMAMMALIAN

AdjectiveNON-mam-ma-li-annon-mam-ma-li-an · 5 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2026

Meaning

Not mammalian.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree English non- 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 English nonmammalian From non- + mammalian.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022, 2026.

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