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Synonyms for mammals

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mam-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæm əl

Définition of mammals

Origin :
  • 1826, anglicized form of Modern Latin Mammalia (1773), coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis "of the breast," from Latin mamma "breast," perhaps cognate with mamma.
  • noun animal
Example sentences :
  • This is the case with most birds and mammals and many races of man.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Only the birds and mammals have warm blood, and of these the birds are distinctly the warmer.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • In the case of mammals the covering is fur, in the case of birds feathers.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • His tusks are his incisors, and they have developed as have almost no other teeth in the mammals.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • The leader of the mammals turned and faced the earth people.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • But such a notion is preposterous with respect to all, but evidently so with mammals.
  • Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • They combine all the best features of plants, reptiles, and mammals.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • That is to say, mammals, like the reptiles before them, conquer every haunt of life.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • From the terrestrial Dinosaurs it seems that Birds and Mammals arose.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • Of all mammals, the beaver is the most especially fitted to enjoy a social life.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

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