mammalian

[ muh-mey-lee-uhn, -meyl-yuhn ]

/ məˈmeɪ li ən, -ˈmeɪl yən /

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noun

an animal of the class Mammalia; mammal.

adjective

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

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Origin of mammalian

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mammalian

mam·mal·i·ty

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

Words nearby mammalian

mamilliform, mamillothalamic fascicle, mamma, mammal, mammalgia, mammalian, mammalogy, mammals, mammaplasty, mammary, mammary artery

Example sentences from the Web for mammalian

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

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