英语词汇“mammal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINmammal

Origin:

1800-1900 Late Latin mammalis ‘of the breast’, from Latin mamma ‘breast’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Although humans may have the longest lifespan of any mammal, giant tortoises have the longest recorded lives among vertebrates.
But not all mammals are as dependent upon their eyes as you.
Coniferous forests, often hunting by day for mammals as large as squirrels and lemmings.
In the older Secondary rocks there seemed to be no mammals at all, only bizarre reptiles.
More than 100 bird species and 35 mammal species have been identified at the park.
The whale then becomes a fine symbol for Melville because it is for him neither fish nor mammal.
They are nocturnal and live on leaves, insects, small mammals and birds.
While larger mammals can often adapt, many lovely birds, butterflies, moths and other insects can not.

THESAURUS► animal

a living thing such as a dog, cow, or tiger, but not an insect, fish, or bird: · farm animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs· People are becoming more concerned about animal welfare.

► creature

an animal – used especially when describing a particular animal’s characteristics or when referring to animals generally: · The cheetah is a magnificent creature.· all the living creatures in the sea

► beast

an animal, especially a large or dangerous one: · To most people, lions are savage beasts.· a wild beast

► living thing

an animal considered as one of a group of things that grow and then die, including humans and plants: · The only living things we saw were dogs and cats.

► species

a group of animals whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals: · Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.

► mammal

an animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young: · Humans, dogs, and whales are all mammals.

► vertebrate

a living creature that has a backbone: · viruses that affect chickens, monkeys, and most other vertebrates

► invertebrate

a living creature that does not have a backbone: · earthworms and other small invertebrates

WORD SETS► Animals

aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the higher animals/mammals/organisms etc

(=animals etc that are more intelligent or advanced than others)

► marine mammals

the effects of oil pollution on marine mammals

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► female

· In general, all female mammals are cyclic, but only some are seasonal.· Only a small proportion of the millions of eggs with which a female mammal is born mature and are released at ovulation.

► high

· Certainly, it plays a more important role in higher mammals than in lower ones.· They are expanding their knowledge of brain circuitry and learning-related physiological changes in the brains of higher mammals.

► large

· For the large mammals, clearing the mountainsides for planting was inevitably disastrous.· What is the largest land mammal now living in California?· While larger mammals can often adapt, many lovely birds, butterflies, moths and other insects can not.· Those of some larger mammals, for example hares and lynx, fluctuate in longer cycles of 10-13 years.· Numbers of large mammals, including elephants, will have fallen victim to booby traps and land-mines.· In percentage terms the number of larger mammals, including primates, is very low.· The effects of trampling by large mammals on pellets can be destructive, especially if the pellets are fresh or wet.· Much obviously will have survived, but large mammals have probably been greatly reduced in number.

► marine

· It had previously been thought that pollution posed the greatest threat to inshore marine mammals.· The state of California includes among its natural endowments an unusual variety of valuable marine mammals.· The Anisakidae are ascaridoids whose adults are parasitic in a wide rage of animals, including marine mammals and birds.· An estimated 145, 000 of the marine mammals live off the California coast.· Section 22 of the Act provided for the establishment of marine mammal sanctuaries.· What happens to a large fish or a marine mammal when it dies?· It covers fisheries, marine mammals and other resources within EEZs, providing for stocks that are shared by neighbouring states.· But the powerful resonance of a marine mammal exhaling through its blowhole again reaches my ears.

► other

· Poisoned wheat is put inside the holder which is designed to let in grey squirrels and exclude other small mammals.· But they possess no vocal chords as man and other mammals do.· Add in the E. coli living in other mammals and the number becomes even larger.· A cross between man and other branches of mammals, that lived in the sea?· Colugos differ in so many ways from other mammals that they thoroughly merit an order of their own.· Like many other mammals, bats are also particularly well endowed with olfactory receivers and transmitters.· This is known in other mammals including Ring-tailed Lemurs - also to be seen in the Walled Garden.

► small

· It should be noted, however, that the sample tested is far smaller for mammals than for humans.· What ever the bone type, however, Dodson found that very low water velocities were sufficient to move small mammal bones.· They do not, however, collect bone, and they mostly gnaw larger pieces of bone rather than small mammal bone.· This is probably a comparatively rare occurrence for small mammals, but it certainly does occur.· Predation One of the major causes of mortality in small mammals is predation.· Stages in the formation and modification of small mammal bone assemblages.· Lagomorphs such as rabbits and hares are also included here as small mammals.· More versatile hunters such as the Kestrel will take any small mammals, birds, reptiles or even beetles as they are available.

NOUN► fauna

· Equitability depends on two things, the original equitability of the small mammal fauna and the degree of predator selectivity.· The Westbury sediments are middle Pleistocene in age with numerous small mammal faunas in different parts of the breccia sequences.

► land

· Their most important protein sources are from the sea as land mammals are now in decline.· What is the largest of all land mammals? 7.· What is the largest land mammal now living in California?

► sea

· Senators F. Sea mammals 7.

► species

· The forests are home to 12 % of the world's mammal species and almost a fifth of bird species.· More than 100 bird species and 35 mammal species have been identified at the park.

单词	mammal
释义	mammalmam‧mal /ˈmæməl/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmammal Origin: 1800-1900 Late Latin mammalis ‘of the breast’, from Latin mamma ‘breast’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although humans may have the longest lifespan of any mammal, giant tortoises have the longest recorded lives among vertebrates. But not all mammals are as dependent upon their eyes as you. Coniferous forests, often hunting by day for mammals as large as squirrels and lemmings. In the older Secondary rocks there seemed to be no mammals at all, only bizarre reptiles. More than 100 bird species and 35 mammal species have been identified at the park. The whale then becomes a fine symbol for Melville because it is for him neither fish nor mammal. They are nocturnal and live on leaves, insects, small mammals and birds. While larger mammals can often adapt, many lovely birds, butterflies, moths and other insects can not. Thesaurus THESAURUS► animal a living thing such as a dog, cow, or tiger, but not an insect, fish, or bird: · farm animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs· People are becoming more concerned about animal welfare. ► creature an animal – used especially when describing a particular animal’s characteristics or when referring to animals generally: · The cheetah is a magnificent creature.· all the living creatures in the sea ► beast an animal, especially a large or dangerous one: · To most people, lions are savage beasts.· a wild beast ► living thing an animal considered as one of a group of things that grow and then die, including humans and plants: · The only living things we saw were dogs and cats. ► species a group of animals whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals: · Seven species of birds of prey have been observed. ► mammal an animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young: · Humans, dogs, and whales are all mammals. ► vertebrate a living creature that has a backbone: · viruses that affect chickens, monkeys, and most other vertebrates ► invertebrate a living creature that does not have a backbone: · earthworms and other small invertebrates WORD SETS► Animals aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the higher animals/mammals/organisms etc (=animals etc that are more intelligent or advanced than others) ► marine mammals the effects of oil pollution on marine mammals COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► female · In general, all female mammals are cyclic, but only some are seasonal.· Only a small proportion of the millions of eggs with which a female mammal is born mature and are released at ovulation. ► high · Certainly, it plays a more important role in higher mammals than in lower ones.· They are expanding their knowledge of brain circuitry and learning-related physiological changes in the brains of higher mammals. ► large · For the large mammals, clearing the mountainsides for planting was inevitably disastrous.· What is the largest land mammal now living in California?· While larger mammals can often adapt, many lovely birds, butterflies, moths and other insects can not.· Those of some larger mammals, for example hares and lynx, fluctuate in longer cycles of 10-13 years.· Numbers of large mammals, including elephants, will have fallen victim to booby traps and land-mines.· In percentage terms the number of larger mammals, including primates, is very low.· The effects of trampling by large mammals on pellets can be destructive, especially if the pellets are fresh or wet.· Much obviously will have survived, but large mammals have probably been greatly reduced in number. ► marine · It had previously been thought that pollution posed the greatest threat to inshore marine mammals.· The state of California includes among its natural endowments an unusual variety of valuable marine mammals.· The Anisakidae are ascaridoids whose adults are parasitic in a wide rage of animals, including marine mammals and birds.· An estimated 145, 000 of the marine mammals live off the California coast.· Section 22 of the Act provided for the establishment of marine mammal sanctuaries.· What happens to a large fish or a marine mammal when it dies?· It covers fisheries, marine mammals and other resources within EEZs, providing for stocks that are shared by neighbouring states.· But the powerful resonance of a marine mammal exhaling through its blowhole again reaches my ears. ► other · Poisoned wheat is put inside the holder which is designed to let in grey squirrels and exclude other small mammals.· But they possess no vocal chords as man and other mammals do.· Add in the E. coli living in other mammals and the number becomes even larger.· A cross between man and other branches of mammals, that lived in the sea?· Colugos differ in so many ways from other mammals that they thoroughly merit an order of their own.· Like many other mammals, bats are also particularly well endowed with olfactory receivers and transmitters.· This is known in other mammals including Ring-tailed Lemurs - also to be seen in the Walled Garden. ► small · It should be noted, however, that the sample tested is far smaller for mammals than for humans.· What ever the bone type, however, Dodson found that very low water velocities were sufficient to move small mammal bones.· They do not, however, collect bone, and they mostly gnaw larger pieces of bone rather than small mammal bone.· This is probably a comparatively rare occurrence for small mammals, but it certainly does occur.· Predation One of the major causes of mortality in small mammals is predation.· Stages in the formation and modification of small mammal bone assemblages.· Lagomorphs such as rabbits and hares are also included here as small mammals.· More versatile hunters such as the Kestrel will take any small mammals, birds, reptiles or even beetles as they are available. NOUN► fauna · Equitability depends on two things, the original equitability of the small mammal fauna and the degree of predator selectivity.· The Westbury sediments are middle Pleistocene in age with numerous small mammal faunas in different parts of the breccia sequences. ► land · Their most important protein sources are from the sea as land mammals are now in decline.· What is the largest of all land mammals? 7.· What is the largest land mammal now living in California? ► sea · Senators F. Sea mammals 7. ► species · The forests are home to 12 % of the world's mammal species and almost a fifth of bird species.· More than 100 bird species and 35 mammal species have been identified at the park. a type of animal that drinks milk from its mother’s body when it is young. Humans, dogs, and whales are mammals. ► see thesaurus at animal—mammalian /mæˈmeɪlien/ adjective
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