mammalian

[muh-mey-lee-uh n, -meyl-yuh n]

an animal of the class Mammalia; mammal.

belonging or pertaining to the class Mammalia; characteristic of mammals.

Nearby words

1825–35; < New Latin Mammali(a) (see mammal) + -an

Related formsmam·mal·i·ty

[muh-mal-i-tee] /məˈmæl ɪ ti/, nounnon·mam·ma·li·an, noun, adjectiveun·mam·ma·li·an, adjective

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Just like Dracula, Bill Compton, and Edward Cullen, adult ticks live vampirically on mammalian blood.
Cases of New Tick-Borne Illness, Heartland Virus, Grow|Kent Sepkowitz|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mammalian cellular metabolism, aka the basic rules of being alive on planet Earth, runs best at a pH between 7.38 and 7.42.
Alkalinizing Someone to Improve His or Her Health Is Simple-Minded, Fatuous, and Dangerous|Kent Sepkowitz|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, what about the mammalian issues standing up so long might create: the need to eat and drink a nourishing balanced diet?
How to Survive a Filibuster|Kent Sepkowitz|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In contrast, a mammalian infant depends on the separation cry for succor and security.
Why Do We Cry?|Michael Trimble|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

These relationships are discussed more fully in the section on mammalian associates of Microtus.
A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas|Edwin P. Martin
Hence many of its forms are archaic; its mammalian fauna, for instance, is still in the Mesozoic stage.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte
Primitively the Mammalian cerebrum, like that of the lower Vertebrata, is quite smooth.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Otherwise the mammalian remains of the Cretaceous agree with those of the Jurassic.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
All mammalian red corpuscles have the same shape, except those of the camel, which are oval.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology|W. G. Aitchison Robertson