mammals

1. A class of vertebrates characterized by the production of milk by the females and in most cases, by a hairy body covering. Most mammals give live birth to their young. Human beings are mammals.

Example Sentences

Kawoaka told The Times in an interview that the mutations seen in this particular isolate have appeared elsewhere in past outbreaks in birds and mammals, “so in that sense, it’s a very orthodox mutation.”

From Los Angeles Times

But it does have a long history of training marine mammals for military purposes.

From BBC

The mammals had dug a sett under the A52 at Seaholme Road, in the middle of Mablethorpe, according to Lincolnshire County Council.

From BBC

De St. Maurice said the county routinely monitors and tests symptomatic birds, pets and wild mammals.

From Los Angeles Times

Bats, the only flying mammals, provide no-cost pest control by gobbling up insects — including ones that target crops.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beast
• creature
• vertebrate