English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pre- + mammalian
Adjective[edit]
premammalian (not comparable)
- Before the evolution of mammals.
2008 May 13, Natalie Angier, “A Gene Map for the Cute Side of the Family”, in New York Times[1]:At the same time, the monotremes still pay homage to their premammalian forebears.
