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mammal Definition

mam·mal (maməl)

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

mammal Related Forms

mam·ma·lian (mə mālē ən, ma-) adjective, noun

mammal Synonyms

mammal

n.

mammal Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • clon: Mammal cloned from they yield some surprises unique manner in.
  • hunt: Well, the bill is intended to'Make Provision about hunting wild mammals with dogs.
  • domesticate: In domesticated mammals the retina is the reflective area at the back of the eye which responds to light.
  • infect: The flu virus mutates frequently, changing its genetics, but it rarely goes through the changes that allow it to routinely infect mammals.

Preposition: with

dog: The Act bans the hunting of wild mammals with dogs, with the exeption of certain forms of ' exempt hunting ' .

Adjective modifier

  • marine: Aircraft can also be used to survey large areas for marine mammals.
  • placental: The placental mammals are a very diverse group with an enormous range of body forms and complex social interactions.
  • wild: These wild mammals of the ocean swim into the shallows to mingle with people.
  • endangered: They are one of Britain's most endangered mammals.
  • nocturnal: The native British dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius is a nocturnal, secretive mammal, with orange-yellow fur and a long furry tail.
  • terrestrial: Compared with many terrestrial mammals, little is known of cetacean natural history.

Modifies a noun

  • medic: Ian French is not only a marine biologist but the only BDMLR marine mammal medic on the Northwest coast of Scotland.
  • fauna: A survey of the mammal fauna of the Willandra Lakes World Heritage region, New South Wales, Australia.
  • specie: Many of our native mammal species are in decline, or under pressure, for a wide variety of reasons.
  • sighting: Mammal sightings included the Roe Deer near Southwell and a Gray Seal off the East Cliffs at the Bill.
  • bone: A rapid method for recording information about mammal bones from archeological sites.
  • ecology: Mammal Ecology: Jane has just completed surveys of the Northern Ireland's otter and Irish hare populations for the Environment and Heritage Service.

Noun used with modifier

  • non-human: The process and product claims extend to all similarly altered non-human mammals.
  • grazing: Grazing mammals as well as birds obviously cue on these areas.
  • sea: Sorry to be writing about sea mammals two weeks in a row!

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