mammal

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈmæməl/

Noun

mammal (plural mammals)

1. An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
2. (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Related terms

• mammarial
• mammary

Translations

• French: mammifère
• German: Säugetier
• Italian: mammifero
• Portuguese: mamífero
• Russian: млекопита́ющее
• Spanish: mamífero

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