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mammal Definition


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mammal
noun
    1. zool.
      Any warm-blooded, vertebrate animal characterized by the possession in the female of mammary glands which secrete milk to feed its young, eg a human, monkey, whale, etc.
Derivative: mammalian
adj
    Relating to or typical of mammals.
Etymology: 19c: from scientific Latin mammalis of the breast, from Latin mamma breast.



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