Mammal
111Mammals — 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] …
112bighorn sheep — ▪ mammal also called mountain sheep or American bighorn sheep stocky, climbing hoofed mammal of western North America known for its massive curling horns (horn). Bighorns are brown with a white rump patch. Horns are present in both sexes,… …
113crest-tailed marsupial rat — ▪ mammal also called Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), rare ratlike mammal of the family Dasyuridae (order Marsupialia), native to the desert and grasslands of central Australia. It averages about 17.5 cm (7 inches) in length, with about a… …
114xenarthran — ▪ mammal Introduction an ancient lineage of mammals comprising the armadillos (armadillo) (order Cingulata) and the sloths (sloth) and anteaters (anteater) (order Pilosa). The namesake feature shared by all members of Xenarthra is seen in… …
115African hunting dog — ▪ mammal also called Cape Hunting Dog, or Hyena Dog (Lycaon pictus), wild African carnivore that differs from the rest of the members of the dog family (Canidae) in having only four toes on each foot. Its coat is short, sparse, and… …
116African pouched rat — ▪ mammal subfamily Introduction any of five species of African rodents (rodent) characterized by cheek pouches that are used for carrying food back to their burrows, where it is eaten or stored. All are terrestrial and have gray to brown coats… …
117African spiny mouse — ▪ mammal genus any of more than a dozen species of small to medium sized rodents (rodent) characterized by the harsh, inflexible spiny hairs of their upperparts. African spiny mice have large eyes and ears and scaly, nearly bald tails that… …
118American spiny rat — ▪ mammal family any of at least 80 nocturnal species of medium sized Central and South American rodents (rodent) that have a bristly coat of flat flexible spines, although a few have soft fur. Like “true” rats and mice (family Muridae), spiny… …
119Americas, pony of the — ▪ mammal riding pony breed used as a child s mount, developed in the United States in the 1950s by crossing ponies with Appaloosa horses (horse). To qualify for registration with the Pony of the Americas Club, a pony must have the dappled… …
120Arsinoitherium — ▪ mammal genus of extinct large, primitive, hoofed mammals that have been found as fossils in Egypt in deposits of the Eocene Epoch (56 million to 34 million years ago) and elsewhere in deposits of the Oligocene Epoch (34 million to 23… …
