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mammal
Etymologically, mammal denotes an "animal that suckles its young". The word is a derivative of mammalia, the term for that whole class of animals, coined by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus from Latin mammalis "of the breast", which has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo-European element mamma.
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Word Entries containing the term: “mammal
cetacean mammal (s) (noun), cetacean mammals (pl)
One of two families of large aquatic carnivorous mammals: Cetacean mammals have flipper-like forelimbs, no hind limbs, but paddle shaped tails. The Cetacean mammals include whales, dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals.
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digitigrade mammal
An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground; such as, dogs and cats and horses.
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unguiculate mammal
A mammal having nails or claws.
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