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[mam-uh
l] 
–noun
| any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young. |
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| mam·mal (mām'əl) n. 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. [From Late Latin mammālis, of the breast, from Latin mamma, breast; see mā-2 in Indo-European roots.] mam·ma'li·an (mā-mā'lē-ən) adj. & n. |
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Mammal
Mam"mal\, n.; pl. Mammals. [L. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Mammalia. Age of mammals. See under Age, n., 8.
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Language Translation for : mammal
Spanish:
mamífero,
German:
das Säugetier,
Japanese:
ほ乳動物
mammal
1826, anglicized form of Mod.L. Mammalia (1773), coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neut. pl. of L.L. mammalis "of the breast," from L. mamma "breast," perhaps cognate with mamma.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mam·mal
Pronunciation: 'mam-&l
Function: noun
: any of the higher vertebrate animals comprising the class Mammalia —mam·ma·li·an /m&-'mA-lE-&n, ma-/ adjective or noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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| mammal (mām'əl) Pronunciation Key
Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, whose young feed on milk that is produced by the mother's mammary glands. Unlike other vertebrates, mammals have a diaphragm that separates the heart and lungs from the other internal organs, red blood cells that lack a nucleus, and usually hair or fur. All mammals but the monotremes bear live young. Mammals include rodents, cats, dogs, ungulates, cetaceans, and apes. |
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