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mam·mal
 mammal
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- pronunciation:
- mae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
any animal that has hair and feeds its babies with milk from the mother.
Dogs, whales, and humans are mammals, but fish, birds, and snakes are not.
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animal |
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| derivations: |
mammalian (adj.), mammalian (n.) |
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broader categories that include mammals |
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animal |
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characteristics of some mammals |
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wild |
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produced by mammals |
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fur, meat, milk |
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some examples of mammals |
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bat, bear, cat, cattle, deer, dog, donkey, elephant, fox, goat, horse, human, lion, monkey, mouse, pig, rabbit, rat, sheep, tiger, whale, wolf, zebra |
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some female mammals |
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cow |
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some groups of mammals |
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band, flock, litter |
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some male mammals |
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bull |
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some young mammals |
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calf, cub, kitten, lamb |
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