mammal
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Etymology
From Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæməl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æməl
- Hyphenation: mam‧mal
Noun
mammal (plural mammals)
- An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:mammal
Derived terms
Related terms
- mammarial
- mammary
Translations
animal of the class Mammalia
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