mammal

Noun

Meaning

One of the Mammalia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mammalian beast creature vertebrate mongoose otter herbivore echidna catamount being body animal object whale dolphin
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Antonyms

aves fish bird amphibia reptilia reptiles
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Hypernyms

vertebrate craniate

Hyponyms

hunter lion wolf cook sailor bison

Related terms

mammary

Phrases with the word

young mammal mammal brain viverrine mammal large marine mammal large mammal bush baby small mammal

Derivatives

mammals

Examples

We're animals. We're born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts. Barbara Kingsolver

As a comedian, as a person, as a citizen, as a mammal - in all of those areas, I am looking forward to the end of the Bush administration with every fiber of my being. Jon Stewart

Our own mammalian order, the primates, prides itself on hand-eye coordination, monkeys, apes, and man are all good manipulators. But no mammal can rival the chameleon for eye-tongue coordination. Robert T. Bakker

We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal. Walter Gilbert

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad. Kristan Higgins

Man is the only mammal that can be skinned more than once. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

mammae mammaglobin mammaglobulin mammal brain mammal family mammal genus