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Word: Mammal
Speech Type: Noun
early 19th century: anglicized form (first used in the plural) of modern Latin mammalia, neuter plural of Latin mammalis (adjective), from mamma ‘breast’ (see mamma)
ˈmaml
a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, females that secrete milk for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.
Short Definition:warm-blooded vertebrate animal of class that is distinguished by possession of hair or fur, females that secrete milk for nourishment of young
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