English Explanatory Dictionary

mammal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæməl/ en-us-mammal.ogg

Word forms

mammal mammals

Etymology

From Modern Latin Mammalia, 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 (mother).

Synonyms

mammal mammalian

Related words

mammarial mammary :Category:Mammals

Derived words

crown mammal macromammal mammaldom mammalial mammalian mammaliferous mammality mammalkind mammallike mammal-like reptile mammalogy mammaloid mammalophagic mammalophilic marine mammal megamammal mesomammal micromammal neomammal nonmammal paleomammal protomammal sea mammal stem mammal
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