mammal

名词 n.
/ˈmæməl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

词形变化

mammals plural

词源

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).
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