A person or organism who abstains from consuming mammals, typically for ethical, environmental, cultural, or health reasons, while potentially consuming other animals such as poultry, fish, or seafood.

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Forms:

Plural: amammivores

Adjective: amammivorous /ˌæm.əˈmɪv.ər.əs/ — characterized by abstaining from eating mammals

Adverb: amammivorously

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Verb (rare, derived):

amammivorate /ˌæm.əˈmɪv.əˌreɪt/ — (to consume a diet excluding mammals)

amammivorated, amammivorating

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Etymology:
From the prefix a- (not, without) + mamm- (Latin mamma, “breast,” used in “mammal”) + -vore (from Latin vorare, “to devour, eat”).

She is an amammivore, choosing to eat poultry and fish but avoiding all mammals.

Their diet is strictly amammivorous, motivated by environmental concerns.

Many people have amammivorously shifted their eating habits in recent years.

Some cultures have amammivorated for centuries due to religious dietary laws.

Amammivore by Joe Blows Snow June 8, 2025

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