mammal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmæməl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Borrowed from Latin mammal, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).
Meanings
- A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.
- A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mammals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mammalophagic · crown mammal · mammality · mammaldom · macromammal · mammallike · sea mammal · mammalness · paleomammal · megamammal · micromammal · neomammal · mammalophilic · mesomammal · mammalial · protomammal · mammalian · nonmammal · mammaliferous · mammalkind · marine mammal · stem mammal · mammaloid · mammal-like reptile · mammalogy
Hypernyms
vertebrate · animal · animal · creature · organism · vertebrate
Hyponyms
bat · sheep · elephant · primate · ruminant · pig · sloth · mule · lion · goat · wolf · platypus · koala · kangaroo · puma · mouse · tiger · horse · lemur · marsupial · monotreme · dog · rabbit · hippo · zebra · rhino · canid · feline · coyote · squirrel · man · rat · whale · rodent · equid · cheetah · seal · jackal · donkey · fox · cattle · dolphin · ape · cat · monkey · bear · ass · pinniped
Relateds
:Category:Mammals · mammary · mammarial
Synonyms
Translations (111)
la mammalia (animal of the class Mammalia) · ce декха дийнат (animal of the class Mammalia) · kk сүтқоректі (animal of the class Mammalia) · nl zoogdier (animal of the class Mammalia) · ia mammal (animal of the class Mammalia) · fi nisäkäs (paleontology: vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw) · vo sügaf (animal of the class Mammalia) · ca mamífer (animal of the class Mammalia) · it mammifero (animal of the class Mammalia) · fy sûchdier (animal of the class Mammalia) · si ක්ෂීරපායීන් (animal of the class Mammalia) · szl cyckocz (animal of the class Mammalia) · ka ძუძუმწოვარი (animal of the class Mammalia) · ms mamalia (animal of the class Mammalia) · mn хөхтөн (animal of the class Mammalia) · uk звір (animal of the class Mammalia) · de Säugetier (animal of the class Mammalia) · mi kararehe whāngote (animal of the class Mammalia) · ar ثَدْيِيّ (animal of the class Mammalia) · be млекако́рмячае (animal of the class Mammalia) · nds-de Söögdeert (animal of the class Mammalia) · vi thú (animal of the class Mammalia) · uk ссаве́ць (animal of the class Mammalia) · gl mamífero (animal of the class Mammalia) · et imetaja (animal of the class Mammalia) · pa ਥਣਧਾਰੀ (animal of the class Mammalia) · fa پستاندار (animal of the class Mammalia) · tl mamipero (animal of the class Mammalia) · kn ಸಸ್ತನಿ (animal of the class Mammalia) · sv däggdjur (animal of the class Mammalia) · be сысу́н (animal of the class Mammalia) · lb Mamendéier (animal of the class Mammalia) · as স্তন্যপায়ী (animal of the class Mammalia) · cs savec (animal of the class Mammalia) · uz sut emizuvchil (animal of the class Mammalia) · ro mamifer (animal of the class Mammalia) · te క్షీరదం (animal of the class Mammalia) · km ថនិកសត្វ (animal of the class Mammalia) · sk cicavec (animal of the class Mammalia) · tl wilik (animal of the class Mammalia) · pt mamífero (animal of the class Mammalia) · sh сисавац (animal of the class Mammalia) · da pattedyr (animal of the class Mammalia) · tl mamalya (animal of the class Mammalia) · fo súgdjór (animal of the class Mammalia) · hi स्तनपायी (animal of the class Mammalia) · lv zīdītājs (animal of the class Mammalia) · yi זויגער (animal of the class Mammalia) · tk süýdemdiriji (animal of the class Mammalia) · id hewan menyusui (animal of the class Mammalia) · io mamifero (animal of the class Mammalia) · iu ᒪᒻᒪᓛᑎᒃ (animal of the class Mammalia) · be звер (animal of the class Mammalia) · sh sisavac (animal of the class Mammalia) · tpn okambúba'e (animal of the class Mammalia) · sl sesalec (animal of the class Mammalia) · ko 포유류 (animal of the class Mammalia) · bn স্তন্যপায়ী (animal of the class Mammalia) · bg боза́йник (animal of the class Mammalia) · fr mammifère (animal of the class Mammalia) · tr memeli hayvan (animal of the class Mammalia) · he יוֹנֵק (animal of the class Mammalia) · fi nisäkäs (animal of the class Mammalia) · eu ugaztun (animal of the class Mammalia) · kmr guhandar (animal of the class Mammalia) · hi स्तनधारी (animal of the class Mammalia) · is spendýr (animal of the class Mammalia) · id mamalia (animal of the class Mammalia) · lo ສັດລ້ຽງລູກດ້ວຍນົມ (animal of the class Mammalia) · vi động vật có vú (animal of the class Mammalia) · ia mammifero (animal of the class Mammalia) · lt žinduolis (animal of the class Mammalia) · eo mamulo (animal of the class Mammalia) · el θηλαστικό (paleontology: vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw) · my နို့တိုက်သတ္တဝါ (animal of the class Mammalia) · th สัตว์กินนม (animal of the class Mammalia) · ja 哺乳類 (animal of the class Mammalia) · cy mamal (animal of the class Mammalia) · ml സസ്തനി (animal of the class Mammalia) · no pattedyr (animal of the class Mammalia) · ga mamach (animal of the class Mammalia) · as স্তন্যপায়ী প্ৰাণী (animal of the class Mammalia) · ru млекопита́ющее (animal of the class Mammalia) · sh sisar (animal of the class Mammalia) · az məməli (animal of the class Mammalia) · nn pattedyr (animal of the class Mammalia) · tr memeli (animal of the class Mammalia) · ru зверь (animal of the class Mammalia) · sh сисар (animal of the class Mammalia) · af soogdier (animal of the class Mammalia) · ur سَتْنَپَایِی (animal of the class Mammalia) · oc mamifèr (animal of the class Mammalia) · ast mamíferu (animal of the class Mammalia) · pl ssak (animal of the class Mammalia) · kmr şîrdar (animal of the class Mammalia) · cmn 哺乳動物 /哺乳动物 (animal of the class Mammalia) · pdt Sutia (animal of the class Mammalia) · tt имезүче (animal of the class Mammalia) · th สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม (animal of the class Mammalia) · es mamífero (animal of the class Mammalia) · el θηλαστικό (animal of the class Mammalia) · vo süganim (animal of the class Mammalia) · cmn 哺乳類 /哺乳类 (animal of the class Mammalia) · hy կաթնասուն (animal of the class Mammalia) · la mammalis (animal of the class Mammalia) · gug okambúva (animal of the class Mammalia) · tg ширхӯр (animal of the class Mammalia) · mk цицач (animal of the class Mammalia) · ky сүт эмүүчүл (animal of the class Mammalia) · sq gjitar (animal of the class Mammalia) · hu emlős (animal of the class Mammalia)