mammal

CEFRC1

/ˈmæməl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An animal that feeds its young with milk and has hair or fur.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Examples

  • A dolphin is a kind of mammal.

  • A whale is a sort of mammal.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An animal of the class Mammalia.

  2. A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.

More examples

In context

  • The whale is not a fish but a mammal.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).