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| aardvark |
a nocturnal mammal of southern Africa that has a long snout, long ears, and powerful claws for digging, and that feeds on ants using its extensile tongue. |
| aardwolf |
a striped, nocturnal African mammal of the hyena family that feeds primarily on insects. |
| alpaca |
a species of South American domesticated mammal, closely related to the llama, with long, soft hair. [1/4 definitions] |
| amnion |
a thin membranous sac, filled with a watery fluid, that contains the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. |
| ampulla |
an enlarged part of a tube or canal, as of a milk canal in the milk-secreting glands of a mammal. [1/2 definitions] |
| animal |
such a living creature other than a human, esp. a mammal. [1/5 definitions] |
| ant bear |
a large, toothless, ant-eating mammal with a long snout, a sticky, extendable tongue, and a long shaggy tail; great anteater. [1/2 definitions] |
| armadillo |
a burrowing nocturnal mammal of the southern United States and South America, whose body is armored by jointed, bony plates. |
| badger |
the heavy black and white fur of such a mammal. [1/3 definitions] |
| bear2 |
a large, usu. omnivorous, furry mammal with a short tail. [1/5 definitions] |
| beast |
any four-footed mammal, esp. as distinguished from humans or from birds and invertebrates. [1/3 definitions] |
| beestings |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the first milk of a mammal, esp. a cow, after giving birth; colostrum. |
| bison |
a hoofed, shaggy, cud-chewing mammal with a large head and forequarters, short curved horns, and a hump at the shoulders, found in North America; buffalo. [1/2 definitions] |
| bite |
of insects or similar small creatures, to pierce the skin of (a human or other mammal) in order to feed on blood. [1/19 definitions] |
| brute |
any nonhuman animal, esp. a mammal. [1/5 definitions] |
| carnivore |
a flesh-eating animal, esp. a meat-eating mammal. (Cf. herbivore.) [1/2 definitions] |
| cat1 |
a small carnivorous furry mammal, usu. kept as a pet or to catch mice and rats. [1/4 definitions] |
| coati |
a small tree-dwelling mammal, related to the raccoon, with a flexible snout and long ringed tail, found in Mexico and Central and South America. |
| colostrum |
the yellowish milk secreted by a female mammal in the first few days after the birth of young, that is esp. rich in immune factors and protein. |
| cowfish |
a small dolphin, whale, or other ocean mammal. [1/2 definitions] |
| dam2 |
a female parent, esp. of a four-legged mammal. |
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