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mam·mal
 mammal
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A mammal is any animal that has hair or fur on the outside of its body and a skeleton inside its body. Mammals are also different from other types of animals because they produce milk to feed their babies. Dogs, cows, horses, elephants, rabbits, and humans are some animals that are mammals.
Most pets that people have are mammals. That's because most people have cats and dogs.
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animal, beast |
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mammalian (adj.), mammalian (n.) |
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broader categories that include mammals |
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animal |
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characteristics of some mammals |
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aquatic, domestic, furry, hairy, nocturnal, wild |
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produced by mammals |
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fur, meat, milk |
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some kinds of mammals |
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carnivore, herbivore |
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some examples of mammals |
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aardvark, alpaca, anteater, antelope, armadillo, badger, bat, bear, bison, bobcat, buffalo, camel, caribou, cat, cattle, chimpanzee, coyote, deer, dingo, dog, dolphin, donkey, elephant, ferret, fox, gazelle, giraffe, goat, gorilla, guinea pig, hamster, hare, hedgehog, hippopotamus, hog, horse, human, hyena, jaguar, kangaroo, koala, leopard, lion, llama, lynx, marsupial, mink, mole, monkey, moose, mouse, otter, panda, panther, pig, porcupine, porpoise, primate, rabbit, raccoon, rat, reindeer, rhinoceros, rodent, sea lion, seal, sheep, skunk, sloth, tiger, walrus, weasel, whale, wolf, wolverine, yak, zebra |
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some female mammals |
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cow, doe |
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some groups of mammals |
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band, colony, flock, herd, litter, pack |
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some male mammals |
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buck, bull, ram, stallion, steer |
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some prehistoric mammals |
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mammoth |
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some young mammals |
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bunny, calf, cub, fawn, foal, kid, kitten, lamb |
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