mammalian
an animal of the class Mammalia; mammal.
belonging or pertaining to the class Mammalia; characteristic of mammals.
Origin of mammalian
1Other words from mammalian
- mam·mal·i·ty [muh-mal-i-tee], /məˈmæl ɪ ti/, noun
- non·mam·ma·li·an, noun, adjective
- un·mam·ma·li·an, adjective
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How to use mammalian in a sentence
Naked mole-rat groups seem more like ant or termite colonies than mammalian societies.
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects | Jonathan Lambert | January 28, 2021 | Science NewsThe Neurospora proteins that were candidates for this job, Jedd’s team learned, had repeated mixed-charge domains that could be found in some mammalian proteins, too.
A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life | Viviane Callier | January 7, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThis eventually led to my becoming the first to ever isolate a mammalian pheromone receptor.
Catherine Dulac Finds Brain Circuitry Behind Sex-Specific Behaviors | Claudia Dreifus | December 14, 2020 | Quanta MagazineI do have hope that we’ll be able to understand the properties of the mammalian microbiome, and intentionally re-engineer the mammalian microbiome.
A Physicist’s Approach to Biology Brings Ecological Insights | Gabriel Popkin | October 13, 2020 | Quanta MagazineOpsins are specialized “doors” that open under certain frequencies of light pulses, something mammalian brain cells can’t do.
Scientists Found a New Way to Control the Brain With Light—No Surgery Required | Shelly Fan | October 13, 2020 | Singularity Hub
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 | THE DAILY BEASTmammalian 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 | THE DAILY BEASTPlus, what about the mammalian issues standing up so long might create: the need to eat and drink a nourishing balanced diet?
In contrast, a mammalian infant depends on the separation cry for succor and security.
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely “Ariely shows how and why our poor broken mammalian brains lead us into temptation.”
The mammalian care of the young had insured their survival, but only at the expense of great strain and risk of the mother.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThroughout the long period of mammalian evolution she has showed very little regard for the males.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThe literature of the mammalian ovary has been so often dealt with that it may be passed over with only a few words.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourNevertheless, the general aspect of the mammalian fauna is ‘southern’ (faune chaude of French writers).
Prehistoric Man | W. L. H. DuckworthIt has been identified by Mr. Busk among the associated mammalian bones of the Brixham cave.
Mythical Monsters | Charles Gould
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