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mammals

mam·mal
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mam-uh l]
    • /ˈmæm əl/
    • /ˈmæm.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mam-uh l]
    • /ˈmæm əl/

Definitions of mammals word

  • noun mammals any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young. 1
  • noun mammals Plural form of mammal. 1
  • noun mammals plural of mammal. 0
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Origin of mammals

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; as singular of New Latin Mammalia neuter plural of Late Latin mammālis of the breast. See mamma2, -al1

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Parts of speech for Mammals

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mammals

mammals popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mammals

noun mammals

  • animals — Plural form of animal.
  • beasts — Plural form of beast.
  • creatures — Plural form of creature.
  • vertebrates — having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column.
All 4 Synonyms of mammals

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    the independent development of closely corresponding adaptive features in two or more groups of organisms that occupy different but equivalent habitats, as marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals on other continents.

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