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mammal

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Main Entry:
mam·mal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mammal
Pronunciation:
\ˈma-məl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin Mammalia, from Late Latin, neuter plural of mammalis of the breast, from Latin mamma breast
Date:
1826
: any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
mam·ma·li·an 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mammalian \mə-ˈmā-lē-ən, ma-\ adjective or noun


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