mammal

noun/ˈmæməl/

Frequency rank: #9,466 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a warm-blooded vertebrate animal that feeds its young with milk.

Illustration for the English word “mammal”

Example sentence

Dolphins are often mistaken for fish, but each dolphin is actually a kind of mammal that breathes air.

Synonyms & related words

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