mammals

Cultural  

1. A class of vertebrates characterized by the production of milk by the females and in most cases, by a hairy body covering. Most mammals give live birth to their young. Human beings are mammals.

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Example Sentences

Last year, the government added bears to the list of animals subject to population control, reversing protection that had helped the mammals thrive.

From Barron's

Excavations have revealed fossil-rich deposits containing thousands of remains from amphibians, turtles, crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and mammals.

From Science Daily

These discoveries cover an astonishing sweep of life on Earth, including dinosaurs, mammals, fishes, reptiles, insects, arachnids, marine invertebrates, and even a mineral never documented before.

From Science Daily

It can jump between species and travel across oceans, posing a significant threat to marine mammals.

From BBC

Maned wolves are South America's largest canids, a group of mammals which include dogs, foxes and jackals.

From BBC

Related Words

• beast
• creature
• vertebrate