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
mammal Related Forms
mam·ma′·lian (mə mā′lē ən, ma-) adjective, noun
mammal Synonyms
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
Browse dictionary entries near mammal
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- ‹ Mameluke
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- ‹ mamba
- ‹ mamaliga
- ‹ mama
- ‹ Malware
- ‹ malversation
- ‹ Malvern Hill
- ‹ malvasia
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