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mammal — mammallike, adj. /mam euhl/, n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg laying monotremes, giving birth to… … Universalium
young carnivore — noun the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion • Syn: ↑cub • Derivationally related forms: ↑cub (for: ↑cub) • Hypernyms: ↑young mammal … Useful english dictionary
mammal — ► NOUN ▪ a warm blooded vertebrate animal that has hair or fur, secretes milk, and (typically) bears live young. DERIVATIVES mammalian adjective. ORIGIN from Latin mamma breast … English terms dictionary
Mammal — For other uses, see Mammal (disambiguation). Mammals Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 220–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Mammal tooth — Contents 1 Mammals 1.1 Rabbit 1.2 Rodent 1.3 Horse 1.4 Humans … Wikipedia
mammal — [19] Etymologically, mammal denotes an ‘animal that suckles its young’. The word is a derivative of mammalia [18], the term for that whole class of animals, coined by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus from Latin mammālis ‘of the breast’. This in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mammal — [19] Etymologically, mammal denotes an ‘animal that suckles its young’. The word is a derivative of mammalia [18], the term for that whole class of animals, coined by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus from Latin mammālis ‘of the breast’. This in… … Word origins
mammal — noun Etymology: New Latin Mammalia, from Late Latin, neuter plural of mammalis of the breast, from Latin mamma breast Date: 1826 any of a class (Mammalia) of warm blooded higher vertebrates (as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mammal — noun /ˈmæməl/ a) An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young. b) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw. See Also: mammarial … Wiktionary
mammal — mam|mal [ˈmæməl] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: mammalis of the breast , from Latin mamma breast ] a type of animal that drinks milk from its mother s body when it is young. Humans, dogs, and whales are mammals. >mammalian… … Dictionary of contemporary English
