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mam·mal
 mammal
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noun |
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an animal that has hair and feeds its babies with milk from the mother. Dogs, whales, and humans are mammals.
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animal |
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mammalian (adj.), mammalian (n.) |
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broader categories that include mammals |
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animal, vertebrate |
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characteristics of some mammals |
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aquatic, domestic, furry, hairy, nocturnal, solitary, warm-blooded, wild |
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parts of some mammals |
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nipple, udder |
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produced by mammals |
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fur, meat, milk |
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some kinds of mammals |
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carnivore, herbivore, insectivore |
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some examples of mammals |
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aardvark, alpaca, anteater, antelope, armadillo, ass, badger, bat, bear, bison, blue whale, boar, bobcat, buffalo, camel, canine, caribou, cat, cattle, cetacean, chimpanzee, chinchilla, coyote, deer, dingo, dog, dolphin, donkey, dormouse, elephant, elk, feline, ferret, fox, gazelle, gibbon, giraffe, gnu, goat, gorilla, guinea pig, hamster, hare, hedgehog, hippopotamus, hog, horse, human, hyena, impala, jackal, jaguar, kangaroo, koala, lemming, leopard, lion, llama, lynx, manatee, marsupial, mink, mole, mongoose, monkey, moose, mountain lion, mouse, musk ox, nutria, ocelot, orangutan, otter, panda, panther, peccary, pig, pinniped, platypus, polecat, porcupine, porpoise, primate, puma, rabbit, raccoon, rat, reindeer, rhinoceros, rodent, sable, sea lion, seal, sheep, shrew, skunk, sloth, sperm whale, tapir, Tasmanian devil, tiger, walrus, weasel, whale, white-tailed deer, wolf, wolverine, wombat, yak, zebra |
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some female mammals |
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cow, doe, ewe, lioness, mare, sow |
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some groups of mammals |
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band, colony, drove, flock, herd, litter, pack, troop |
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some male mammals |
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boar, buck, bull, ram, stag, stallion, steer, stud |
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some prehistoric mammals |
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mammoth, saber-toothed tiger |
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some young mammals |
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bunny, calf, colt, cub, fawn, filly, foal, heifer, kid, kitten, lamb, pup |
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