Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having more than one pair of mammæ, as the pig.

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Examples

  • · It is transmitted to humans from wild rodents (the multimammate rat, Mastomys natelensis).

    Chapter 4 2000

  • Arenaviruses cause chronic infections in multimammate mice -- a kind of wild mouse -- that excrete the virus in their urine, which can then contaminate human food or house dust.

    Mail & Guardian Online 2008

  • On Sunday, health authorities announced a breakthrough in identifying the mystery virus, isolating it as a virus associated with multimammate mice -- a kind of wild mouse -- that excrete the virus in their urine, which can contaminate human food or house dust.

    Mail & Guardian Online 2008

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