Synonyms for

Mammalian

Verb / mʌˈmeɪli:ʌn / / mʌˈmeɪljʌn / Another word for mammalian — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to or characteristic of mammals

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Example sentences

  1. The lion is a mammalian animal with fur and four legs.
  2. The dolphin is a mammalian animal that lives in the ocean.
  3. Humans are also mammalian animals, just like monkeys and apes.
  4. Mammalian creatures nurse their young with milk from their mothers.
  5. The platypus is a unique mammalian creature that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young.

Quotes

  • 'The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again.' - William Beebe
  • 'The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.' - Robert Frost
  • 'There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.' - Charles Darwin

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