Examples of mammal in a Sentence
Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The voracious Burmese python has done widespread damage to the Everglades food chain, pretty much wiping out populations of small mammals like marsh bunnies and gulping down everything from birds to alligators.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
The early evolution of mammals is a little bit murky, with some placental mammals even likely living alongside dinosaurs and others arising much later.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
There have been large die offs of marine mammals in South America and a particularly alarming outbreak on a mink farm in Spain.
—Will Stone, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Since avian flu spilled over into mammals, its potential to evolve and infect humans has remained a concerning unknown for scientists.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Although the research was performed in mice, certain brain processes have remained almost the same as mammals have evolved, so the findings can tell us a lot about ourselves, said the study’s senior author, Dr. György Buzsáki, Biggs Professor of Neuroscience at NYU Langone Health.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
It is also specially designed to provide a habitat for birds and mammals that mimics the thermal performance of natural log hollows.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Two species of rhinos are contenders for the title of rarest land mammal for different reasons.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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Word History
from base of New Latin Mammalia (Linnaeus), class name, noun derivative from neuter plural of mammālis, from Latin mamma "breast, udder" + -ālis -al entry 1 — more at mamma entry 1
1811, in the meaning defined above
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“Mammal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mammal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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