mammiferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mammiferous
Example Sentences
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The sea-wolf or loup marin of Champlain is the marine mammiferous quadruped of the family Phocidae, known as the seal.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
They may be said to stand perfectly insulated; they exhibit all the characters of a creation entirely distinct, and except as to the general characters of mammiferous quadrupeds, perfectly of their own kind.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832 by Various
S. Julian, elevation and plains of. —salt lake of. —earthy deposit with mammiferous remains. —tertiary formations of. —subsidence at.
From Geological Observations on South America by Charles Darwin
The several species of that gigantic genus of birds, the Deinornis seem here to have replaced mammiferous quadrupeds, in the same manner as the reptiles still do at the Galapagos archipelago.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
South America; of their standing perfectly insulated, and exhibiting all the characters of a creation entirely distinct, and, except as to the general character of mammiferous quadrupeds, perfectly of its own kind.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 572, October 20, 1832 by Various
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