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mam·mal
mammal
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- pronunciation:
- mae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
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any of the vertebrate animals that feed their babies with milk from the female mammary glands and usu. produce live young, as opposed to laying eggs.
Although whales resemble fish, they are in fact mammals.
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related words: |
animal, beast, brute |
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derivations: |
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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