mammalogy
the science dealing with mammals.
Origin of mammalogy
1Other words from mammalogy
- mam·mal·o·gist, noun
Words Nearby mammalogy
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How to use mammalogy in a sentence
In videos, pair members stayed close, spending about half of their waking time within just 15 centimeters of each other, the researchers reported online November 17 in the Journal of mammalogy.
Rats with poisonous hairdos live surprisingly sociable private lives | Susan Milius | January 12, 2021 | Science NewsWeinstein and her colleagues described the rats’ social lives in the November 17 Journal of mammalogy.
Africa’s poisonous rats are surprisingly social | Curtis Segarra | January 12, 2021 | Science News For StudentsOf recent years, and more especially in America, it has become a custom to designate the study of mammals by the term “mammalogy.”
A second contribution to the mammalogy of Ecuador with some remarks on Caenolestes.
American Weasels | E. Raymond HallIt is to honor his contributions to mammalogy that the subspecies is named helleri.
American Weasels | E. Raymond Hall
In all the Indian mammalogy this section is probably the most difficult to write about.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. Sterndale
British Dictionary definitions for mammalogy
/ (mæˈmælədʒɪ) /
the branch of zoology concerned with the study of mammals
Derived forms of mammalogy
- mammalogical (ˌmæməˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- mammalogist, noun
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Scientific definitions for mammalogy
[ mă-măl′ə-jē, -mŏl′- ]
The scientific study of mammals.
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