mammalian

• Relatif aux mammifères, classe de vertébrés à sang chaud caractérisée par la présence de glandes mammaires et généralement de poils.

Relating to or characteristic of mammals, a class of warm-blooded vertebrates.

1. Relating to mammalsB2formalscientific

   Of or relating to the class Mammalia, which includes warm-blooded vertebrates that have hair or fur, produce milk for their young, and typically give birth to live young.

   mammifère (relatif aux mammifères)

   • Mammalian physiology is studied in biology courses.
   • The mammalian brain is more complex than that of reptiles.
   • Mammalian reproduction involves internal fertilization.

• Nom désignant tout animal vertébré à sang chaud qui possède généralement des poils ou de la fourrure et qui allaite ses petits avec le lait de ses glandes mammaires.

A noun referring to any warm-blooded vertebrate that typically has hair or fur and nourishes its young with milk from mammary glands.

1. B2formalscientific

   Any warm-blooded vertebrate animal that has skin covered with hair, gives birth to live young (except monotremes), and feeds its young with milk from mammary glands.

   Mammifère

   • Humans are classified as mammals, belonging to the mammalian class.
   • The blue whale is the largest mammalian species on Earth.
   • Mammals have a unique ability to regulate their body temperature internally.
   • Most mammalian young are born alive and rely on their mother's milk for nourishment.

   Synonymesmammal