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mammal

mam·mal

mammal

 
pronunciation:
mae ml
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part of speech: noun
definition: a warm-blooded animal with fur or hair on its skin and a skeleton inside its body. Mammal mothers produce milk to feed their babies. Most mammals have four legs or two arms and two legs. Dogs, cows, elephants, mice, whales, and humans are all mammals.
 
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derivations: mammalian (adj.), mammalian (n.)
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