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mammal

(mæməl)
Word forms: plural mammals
countable noun
Mammals are animals such as humans, dogs, lions, and whales. In general, female mammals give birth to babies rather than laying eggs, and feed their young with milk.

mammal in British English

(ˈmæməl)
noun
any animal of the Mammalia, a large class of warm-blooded vertebrates having mammary glands in the female, a thoracic diaphragm, and a four-chambered heart. The class includes the whales, carnivores, rodents, bats, primates, etc
Derived forms
mammalian (mæˈmeɪlɪən)
adjective, noun
mammal-like (ˈmammal-ˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C19: via New Latin from Latin mamma breast

mammal in American English

(ˈmæməl)
noun
any of a large class (Mammalia) of warmblooded, usually hairy vertebrates whose offspring are fed with milk secreted by the female mammary glands
Derived forms
mammalian (mamˈmalian) (məˈmeɪliən; mæˈmeɪliən)
adjective, noun
Word origin
< ModL Mammalia < LL mammalis, of the breasts < L mamma: see mamma2

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Examples of 'mammal' in a sentence
mammal

It is the continent's largest wild land mammal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The research adds to a growing understanding of how fish, as well as whales and other marine mammals, use sound.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These are the small mammals I would prefer weren't here.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Research into ageing in larger mammals gives an insight into human life expectancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Other large mammals can make similar adaptations and survive.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
 Smaller land mammals are not as efficient at distributing fertilisers over large areas as their larger relatives.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Their effective control is essential for the continued survival of all ground nesting birds and small mammals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 Small mammals such as voles and mice were also likely to be affected.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They are the first large mammal other than humans to be shown to suffer mass mortality during a heat wave.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The procedure is common on mammals and larger fish but is rarely carried out on goldfish because of the high cost.
The Sun (2015)
This is the best place on the west coast of Scotland for seeing large marine mammals.
Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991)
They feed on birds, fish and other mammals and have no natural predators.
The Sun (2015)
Or a marine mammal with a British soul star?
The Sun (2014)
It now includes fish, mammals and birds.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
The area was richly stocked with large mammals, and the human inhabitants knew this well.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
Why was there no serious monitoring of this mammal's small population?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Kill the fish and you kill the bigger fish, the birds and mammals that live off them.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
THE creature might be a marine mammal such as a sea lion.
The Sun (2009)
It comes from the wetlands of central eastern Madagascar, where it lives apparently on small mammals and fish.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Quotations

Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?William BlakeThe Tiger
gnu: an animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state resembles a horse, a buffalo, and a stag. In its wild condition it is something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cycloneAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
nature's great masterpiece, an elephant
The only harmless great thingJohn DonneThe Progress of the Soul
The leopard does not change his spots

In other languages
mammal

British English: mammal /ˈmæməl/ NOUN
Mammals are animals such as dogs and humans that give birth to babies rather than laying eggs, and feed their young with milk.
  • American English: mammal
  • Arabic: ثَدِيِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mamífero
  • Chinese: 哺乳动物
  • Croatian: sisavac
  • Czech: savec
  • Danish: pattedyr
  • Dutch: zoogdier
  • European Spanish: mamífero
  • Finnish: nisäkäs
  • French: mammifère
  • German: Säugetier
  • Greek: θηλαστικό
  • Italian: mammifero
  • Japanese: 哺乳動物
  • Korean: 포유동물
  • Norwegian: pattedyr
  • Polish: ssak
  • European Portuguese: mamífero
  • Romanian: mamifer
  • Russian: млекопитающее
  • Latin American Spanish: mamífero
  • Swedish: däggdjur
  • Thai: สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนม
  • Turkish: memeli
  • Ukrainian: ссавець
  • Vietnamese: động vật có vú

Definition of 'mammal'

Chinese translation of 'mammal'

mammal

(ˈmæml)

n (c)

  1. 哺乳动(動)物 (bǔrǔ dòngwù) (个(個), gè)

see also subject word lists: 

See Anteaters and other edentatesSee BatsSee CarnivoresSee Cattle and other artiodactylsSee Horses, rhinos and other perissodactylsSee MarsupialsSee Monkeys, apes and other primatesSee Rabbits and haresSee RodentsSee Sea mammalsSee Shrews and other insectivoresSee Whales and dolphins

subject word lists

See Extinct mammals

Quotations

Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry? [William Blake – The Tiger]gnu: an animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state resembles a horse, a buffalo, and a stag. In its wild condition it is something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cyclone [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary]nature's great masterpiece, an elephant
The only harmless great thing [John Donne – The Progress of the Soul]

proverb

The leopard does not change his spots

Synonyms of 'mammal'

mammal

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