class Mammalia

class Mammalia
noun
warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female
Syn: ↑Mammalia
Hypernyms: ↑class
Member Holonyms: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata, ↑subphylum Craniata
Member Meronyms:

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