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Webster 1913 Edition
Mammal
Mam′mal
,Noun.
pl.
Mammals
(#)
. [L.
mammalis
belonging to the breast, fr. mamma
the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal
.] (Zool.)
One of the Mammalia.
Age of mammals
. See under , 8.
Age
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mammal
MAM'MAL
,Noun.
In zoology, an animal that suckles its young. [See Mammifer.]
Definition 2024
mammal
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Noun
mammal (plural mammals)
- An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
- (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:mammal
Derived terms
Related terms
- mammarial
- mammary
Translations
animal of the class Mammalia
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