Mammal

  • 101egg-laying mammal — noun the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria • Syn: ↑monotreme • Hypernyms: ↑prototherian • Hyponyms: ↑echidna, ↑spiny anteater, ↑anteater, ↑ …

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  • 102fissiped mammal — noun terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons • Syn: ↑fissiped • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore …

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  • 103megatherian mammal — noun a large extinct ground sloth • Syn: ↑megatherian, ↑megatheriid • Hypernyms: ↑edentate • Hyponyms: ↑ground sloth, ↑megathere • Member Holonym …

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  • 104musteline mammal — noun fissiped fur bearing carnivorous mammals • Syn: ↑mustelid, ↑musteline • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore • Hyponyms: ↑weasel, ↑mink, ↑polecat, ↑ …

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  • 105pouched mammal — noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried • Syn: ↑marsupial • Hypernyms: ↑metatherian • Hyponyms: ↑opossum, ↑possum, ↑ …

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  • 106viverrine mammal — noun small cat like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World • Syn: ↑viverrine • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore • Hyponyms: ↑civet, ↑civet cat, ↑fossa, ↑fossa cat …

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  • 107higher mammal — noun : any of the placental or eutherian mammals; especially : a member of the Educabilia …

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  • 108Condylarthra — ▪ mammal order  extinct group of mammals (mammal) that includes the ancestral forms of later, more advanced ungulates (ungulate) (that is, hoofed placental mammals (placental mammal)). The name Condylarthra was once applied to a formal taxonomic… …

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  • 109panda, giant — ▪ mammal Introduction also called  panda bear   bearlike mammal inhabiting bamboo forests in the mountains of central China. Its striking coat of black and white, combined with a bulky body and round face, gives it a captivating appearance that… …

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  • 110Age of mammals — Mammal Mam mal, n.; pl. {Mammals}. [L. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Mammalia. [1913 Webster] {Age of mammals}. See under {Age}, n., 8. [1913 Webster] …

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