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The definition of a mammal is a type of warm-blooded animal that breast feeds their babies and usually has hair.
(noun)- An example of a mammal is a human.
- An example of a mammal is a whale.
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See mammal in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
any of a large class (Mammalia) of warmblooded, usually hairy vertebrates whose offspring are fed with milk secreted by the female mammary glands
Origin: < ModL Mammalia < LL mammalis, of the breasts < L mamma: see mamma
Related Forms:
- mammalian adjective, noun
See mammal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.
Origin:
Origin: From Late Latin mammālis, of the breast
Origin: , from Latin mamma, breast; see mā-2 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- mam·maˈli·an (mă-māˈlē-ən) adjective & n.
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