- plural of mammal.
mammals
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They are the only mammals capable of sustained powered flight, and most species can navigate and hunt in darkness using sound.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The finding also suggests that Cretaceous mammals may not have been as anatomically varied as scientists might have inferred from their teeth alone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The rounded teeth associated with zhelestids, which resemble those found in many plant-eating mammals, were probably an example of convergent evolution.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Molecular clock studies have supported the possibility that placental mammals originated well before the end of the Cretaceous.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
A few of the lumbering mammals stood grazing in the enclosures.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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