mammal
n. member of the class Mammalia (class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals the female of which secrete milk to feed their young and characterized by a covering of hair on their bodies) | ||||
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Mammal Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mammal
(n.)
One of the Mammalia.
(n.)
One of the Mammalia.
| WordNet 2.0 |
mammal
Noun
1. any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
(hypernym) vertebrate, craniate
(hyponym) female mammal
(member-holonym) Mammalia, class Mammalia
(part-meronym) coat, pelage
(class) digitigrade
Noun
1. any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
(hypernym) vertebrate, craniate
(hyponym) female mammal
(member-holonym) Mammalia, class Mammalia
(part-meronym) coat, pelage
(class) digitigrade
| hEnglish - advanced version |
mammal
mammal
\mam"mal\ (?), n.; pl. mammals (#). [l. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. f. mammal.] (zo?l.) one of the mammalia.
similar words(5)
unguiculate mammal
gnawing mammal
leporid mammal
viverrine mammal
young mammal
mammal
\mam"mal\ (?), n.; pl. mammals (#). [l. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. f. mammal.] (zo?l.) one of the mammalia.
similar words(5)
unguiculate mammal
gnawing mammal
leporid mammal
viverrine mammal
young mammal
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
mammal
mamach
mamach
Mammal Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Mammal
Group of warm blooded vertebrate animals. Common characteristics found in these organisms include: hair, milk secretion, diaphragm for respiration, lower jaw composed of a single pair of bones, middle ear containing three bones, and presence of only a left systemic arch.
Group of warm blooded vertebrate animals. Common characteristics found in these organisms include: hair, milk secretion, diaphragm for respiration, lower jaw composed of a single pair of bones, middle ear containing three bones, and presence of only a left systemic arch.
Mammal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Mammal
Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including those that produce milk, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in the brain. Most mammals also possess specialized teeth and utilize a placenta in the ontogeny. The mammalian brain regulates endothermic and circulatory systems, including a four-chambered heart. Mammals encompass approximately 5,400 species (including humans), distributed in about 1,200 genera, 153 families, and 29 orders, though this varies by classification scheme.
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