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单词 mammalogy
释义

mammalogy

[ muh-mal-uh-jee ]
/ məˈmæl ə dʒi /

noun

the science dealing with mammals.

Origin of mammalogy

First recorded in 1825–35; mamma(l) + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM mammalogy

mam·mal·o·gist, noun

Words nearby mammalogy

mamillothalamic fascicle, mamma, mammal, mammalgia, mammalian, mammalogy, mammals, mammaplasty, mammary, mammary artery, mammary duct
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Example sentences from the Web for mammalogy

  • Of recent years, and more especially in America, it has become a custom to designate the study of mammals by the term “mammalogy.”

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
  • In all the Indian mammalogy this section is probably the most difficult to write about.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
  • A second contribution to the mammalogy of Ecuador with some remarks on Caenolestes.

    American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
  • It is to honor his contributions to mammalogy that the subspecies is named helleri.

    American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall

British Dictionary definitions for mammalogy

mammalogy
/ (mæˈmælədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of zoology concerned with the study of mammals

Derived forms of mammalogy

mammalogical (ˌmæməˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivemammalogist, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for mammalogy

mammalogy
[ mă-mălə-jē, -mŏl- ]

The scientific study of mammals.
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