noun

mammal

mammal

A whale is a large marine mammal.

A whale is a large marine mammal.

Humans are mammals, just like dogs and cats.

Humans are mammals, just like dogs and cats.

((noun)) a warm-blooded vertebrate animal A whale is a large marine mammal.

animal, creature, vertebrate

From Latin 'mammalis', meaning 'of the breast', from 'mamma' (breast), referring to mammary glands.

Connect it to 'mama' (mother). Mammals are animals whose mothers feed their young with milk.

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