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mammal

/ˈmæm.əl/

mammalnoun

mammals

/ˈmæm.əl/

Translations

млекопитающее

The whale is the largest mammal in the ocean.

Кит - самое большое млекопитающее в океане.

Definitions

A warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.

Humans, dogs, and whales are all examples of mammals.

Synonyms

warm-blooded animal

mammaladjective

/ˈmæm.əl/

Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘relating to or characteristic of mammals’.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of mammals; used attributively before another noun.

The team is studying mammal evolution through fossil evidence.

Synonyms

mammalian

mammal-like

mammiferous