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Definition of Mammals
1. mammal [n] - See also: mammal
Medical Definition of Mammals
1. Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. It includes three major groups: placentals and marsupials, which are vivparous, and monotremes, which are oviparous. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mammals
Literary usage of Mammals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Heart—The heart in mammals is four- chambered, consisting of two ... Except for
certain fossil forms, the brain of mammals is characterized by its ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"The following table shows for each day the number of mammals so far learned ...
2nd day, i mammal, camel I 3d day, 3 mammals, spitzmaus, anteater 3 4th day, ..."
3. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"mammals may be defined as warmblooded creatures whose body is more or less clothed
... The mammals are certainly the highest class of vertebrates from many ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1898)
"The list, however, does not include several Labrador mammals, ... Much is still
to be learned of the Labrador mammals, and the present list is doubtless ..."
5. Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology by John Broadus Watson (1914)
"mammals.— Birds with day vision.—Birds with twilight vision. ... The majority of
mammals tested under experimental conditions are insensitive to light of ..."
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