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mammal definition

mam·mal (mam′əl)

noun

any of a large class (Mammalia) of warmblooded, usually hairy vertebrates whose offspring are fed with milk secreted by the female mammary glands

Etymology: < ModL Mammalia < LL mammalis, of the breasts < L mamma: see mamma

Related Forms:

  • mammalian mam·ma′·lian (mə mā′lē ən, ma-) adjective, noun

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