What is another word for mammal?
367 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈamə͡l], [ mˈaməl], [ m_ˈa_m_əl]
Mammals are a diverse group of animals, ranging in size from tiny shrews to massive whales. The term "mammal" refers to any warm-blooded vertebrate animal that has hair or fur and produces milk for its young. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to describe these furry creatures. Some of these include "beast," "creature," "animal," and "critter." Other synonyms include "vertebrate," "placental," and "therian." Some more specific alternatives are "primate," "rodent," "carnivore," and "ungulate." Whatever word you choose to use, it's clear that mammals are a fascinating group of animals that have captured our imaginations for centuries.
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Synonyms for Mammal:
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- adult ,
- arachnid ,
- beast of burden ,
- big game .
- amphibian ,
- animal ,
- beast ,
- bird ,
- brute ,
- canine ,
- carnivore ,
- feline ,
- fish ,
- herbivore ,
- insect ,
- invertebrate ,
- livestock ,
- mammal ,
- marsupial ,
- reptile ,
- rodent ,
- ruminant ,
- vermin ,
- vertebrate ,
- wildlife .
Other synonyms:
- quadruped .
Other relevant words:
- Kingdom Animalia ,
- Mother Nature ,
- animal group ,
- animal kingdom ,
- animal life ,
- animate being ,
- being ,
- body ,
- chain of being ,
- class ,
- class structure ,
- creation ,
- creature ,
- entity ,
- environment ,
- essence ,
- fauna ,
- living being ,
- living thing ,
- mortal ,
- natural world ,
- organism ,
- unit of being ,
- world ,
- world of nature .
- Eutherian Mammal ,
- Flying Phalanger ,
- Fossorial Mammal ,
- Kaama ,
- Lynx ,
- Marsupialian ,
- Suckler ,
- aardvark ,
- aardwolf ,
- alewife ,
- alpaca ,
- amniote ,
- anchovy ,
- anteater ,
- antelope ,
- antelope chipmunk ,
- aoudad ,
- apar ,
- aquatic ,
- armadillo ,
- arthropod ,
- ass ,
- aurochs ,
- badger ,
- bandicoot ,
- basilisk ,
- bassarisk ,
- bat ,
- bear ,
- beaver ,
- bettong ,
- binturong ,
- biped ,
- bison ,
- black bear ,
- black buck ,
- black cat ,
- black fox ,
- black sheep ,
- blue fox ,
- bobcat ,
- brown bear ,
- brush deer ,
- brush wolf ,
- buffalo ,
- buffalo wolf ,
- burro ,
- burro deer ,
- cachalot ,
- camel ,
- camelopard ,
- cannibal ,
- capybara ,
- carabao ,
- caribou ,
- carpincho ,
- cat ,
- cat-a-mountain ,
- catamount ,
- cattalo ,
- cavy ,
- cetacean ,
- chamois ,
- cheetah ,
- chevrotain ,
- chinchilla ,
- chipmunk ,
- cinnamon bear ,
- coon ,
- cosmopolite ,
- cotton mouse ,
- cotton rat ,
- cougar ,
- cow ,
- coyote ,
- coypu ,
- craniate ,
- crawler ,
- creeper ,
- crustacean ,
- deer ,
- dingo ,
- dog ,
- donkey ,
- dormouse ,
- dromedary ,
- echidna ,
- eel ,
- eland ,
- elephant ,
- elk ,
- ermine ,
- eyra ,
- fallow deer ,
- female mammal ,
- ferret ,
- field mouse ,
- fisher ,
- fishing ,
- fitch ,
- foumart ,
- fox ,
- fox squirrel ,
- gazelle ,
- gemsbok ,
- genet ,
- giraffe ,
- glutton ,
- gnawer ,
- gnu ,
- gnu goat ,
- goat ,
- goat antelope ,
- gopher ,
- grizzly bear ,
- ground squirrel ,
- groundhog ,
- guanaco ,
- guinea pig ,
- hamster ,
- hare ,
- harnessed antelope ,
- hartebeest ,
- hedgehog ,
- hippopotamus ,
- hog ,
- horse ,
- hyena ,
- hyrax ,
- ibex ,
- insectivore ,
- jackal ,
- jackass ,
- jackrabbit ,
- jaguar ,
- jaguarundi ,
- jerboa ,
- jerboa kangaroo ,
- kangaroo ,
- kangaroo mouse ,
- kangaroo rat ,
- karakul ,
- kinkajou ,
- kit fox ,
- koala ,
- lapin ,
- lemming ,
- leopard ,
- leopard cat ,
- lion ,
- llama ,
- mammalian ,
- mammoth ,
- mara ,
- marmot ,
- marten ,
- mastodon ,
- meerkat ,
- microbe ,
- mink ,
- mole ,
- mollusk ,
- mongoose ,
- moose ,
- mouflon ,
- mountain goat ,
- mountain lion ,
- mountain sheep ,
- mouse ,
- mule ,
- mule deer ,
- muntjac ,
- musk deer ,
- musk hog ,
- musk ox ,
- muskrat ,
- nilgai ,
- nutria ,
- ocelot ,
- okapi ,
- omnivore ,
- onager ,
- opossum ,
- otter ,
- ounce ,
- pack rat ,
- painter ,
- panda ,
- pangolin ,
- panther ,
- peccary ,
- peludo ,
- phalanger ,
- pig ,
- pine mouse ,
- platypus ,
- pocket gopher ,
- pocket mouse ,
- pocket rat ,
- polar bear ,
- polecat ,
- porcupine ,
- possum ,
- pouched rat ,
- poyou ,
- prairie dog ,
- prairie wolf ,
- primate ,
- pronghorn ,
- puma ,
- rabbit ,
- raccoon ,
- rat ,
- red deer ,
- red squirrel ,
- reindeer ,
- rhinoceros ,
- roe ,
- roe deer ,
- roebuck ,
- sable ,
- scavenger ,
- seal ,
- serval ,
- sheep ,
- shellfish ,
- shrew ,
- shrew mole ,
- sika ,
- silver fox ,
- skunk ,
- sloth ,
- snowshoe rabbit ,
- springbok ,
- squealer ,
- squirrel ,
- stoat ,
- suckling ,
- suslik ,
- swamp rabbit ,
- swine ,
- takin ,
- tamandua ,
- tamarin ,
- tapir ,
- tarpan ,
- tatou ,
- tatouay ,
- tiger ,
- tiger cat ,
- timber wolf ,
- tree shrew ,
- tusker ,
- ungulate ,
- urchin ,
- urus ,
- varmint ,
- vole ,
- wallaby ,
- warthog ,
- water buffalo ,
- waterbuck ,
- weasel ,
- whale ,
- wharf rat ,
- whistler ,
- white fox ,
- wild boar ,
- wild goat ,
- wild ox ,
- wildcat ,
- wildebeest ,
- wolf ,
- wolverine ,
- wombat ,
- wood rat ,
- woodchuck ,
- woolly mammoth ,
- worm ,
- wretch ,
- yak ,
- zebra ,
- zebu ,
- zoril .
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How to use "Mammal" in context?
The word "mammal" comes from the Latin word "mammifer," meaning "breast-feeding." Mammals include all of the five great orders of placental mammals: Primates, Laurasiatheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, and Scandentia. The mammalian lineage stretches out across the tree of life and can be traced back to over 60 million years ago. Mammals play an important role in the environment and are essential to the survival of many plant and animal species.
Mammals are characteristically warm-blooded, diurnal, and have fur, claws, and teeth.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
Mammals.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
animal.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
mammalian.
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Proper noun, singular
mammalian.
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Homophones for Mammal:
- Mauna Loa, manilla, manhole, milo, moll, meanwhile, molle, melee, manul, mulloway, mole, mainly, manly, monaul, molal, melia, moil, malawi, mealie, meal, mammalia, malay, male, minimal, Miaul, mail, mamilla, monal, memel, mill, maillol, mallow, mull, mol, mile, monilia, molehill, mellowly, mollah, minimally, moonily, meanly, mali, molly, mall, millay, mulla, mullah, menial, manila, mollie, malaya, may lily, mallee, maleo, mulwi, mammilla, ml, mola, manual, mellow, mewl, millwheel, milieu, moolah, mill wheel, maul, mil, mule, mealy.
Holonyms for Mammal:
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animal
Class Mammalia, mammalia.
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animal
Hyponym for Mammal:
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animal
craniate, vertebrate.
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animal
Meronym for Mammal:
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