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mammal

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mammal
noun /ˈmæməl/
a) An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
b) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
See Also: mammarial, mammary

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