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A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.

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  1. n. A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.
  2. A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. -- Lac`co*lit"ic, a.
  3. n. A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.