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adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid such as latex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: galactophorous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English lactiferous From lacto- + -i- + -ferous.
