Definition of Mammal. Meaning of Mammal. Synonyms of Mammal

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Definition of Mammal

Mammal
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. Age of mammals. See under Age, n., 8.

Meaning of Mammal from wikipedia

- A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing...
- Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, sea otters...
- Look up mammal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A mammal is a vertebrate animal with milk-producing glands. Mammal, Mammals or Mammalia may also refer...
- Synapsida is a diverse group of tetrapod vertebrates that includes all mammals and their extinct relatives. It is one of the two major clades of the group...
- Over 70% of mammal species are in the orders Rodentia, Chiroptera, and Eulipotyphla. Rodentia (40.5%) Chiroptera (22.2%) Eulipotyphla (8.8%) Primates (7...
- A military marine mammal is a cetacean or pinniped that has been trained for military uses. Examples include bottlenose dolphins, seals, sea lions, and...
- Aquatic mammals and semiaquatic mammals are a diverse group of mammals that dwell partly or entirely in bodies of water. They include the various marine...
- Monotremes (/ˈmɒnətriːmz/) are mammals of the order Monotremata. They are the only group of living mammals that lay eggs, rather than bearing live young...
- continued to the present day. All therapsid groups with the exception of the mammals are now extinct, but each of these groups possessed different tooth patterns...
- Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia /plæsənˈteɪliə/) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata...