Mammal

  • 41mammal — n. Mammifer, one of the mammalia …

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  • 42mammal — noun (C) one of the class of animals that drinks milk from its mother s body when it is young mammalian adjective …

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  • 43mammal — mam·mal …

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  • 44mammal — [ˈmæm(ə)l] noun [C] an animal that is born from its mother s body, not from an egg, and drinks its mother s milk as a baby …

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  • 45mammal — mam•mal [[t]ˈmæm əl[/t]] n. zool. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Mammalia, characterized by a covering of hair on some or most of the body, a four chambered heart, and nourishment of the newborn with milk from maternal mammary glands •… …

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  • 46mammal — /ˈmæməl / (say mamuhl) noun a member of the Mammalia, a class of vertebrates whose young feed upon milk from the mother s breast. Most species (except cetaceans) are more or less hairy, all have a diaphragm, and all (except the monotremes) are… …

  • 47mammal — n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, usu. a warm blooded quadruped with hair or fur, the females of which possess milk secreting mammae for the nourishment of the young, and including human beings, dogs, rabbits, whales, etc. Derivatives:… …

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  • 48mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ …

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  • 49Marine Mammal Protection Act — This article is about the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 of the United States. For the Act of New Zealand, see Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978. One species of marine mammal: a young harbor seal relaxes on a rock off the coast of… …

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  • 50The Marine Mammal Center — logo The Marine Mammal Center is a private non profit U.S. organization centered established in 1975 on rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing injured marine mammals. It also serves as a center for environmental research and education regarding… …

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