mammalian
adjectiveUK /məˈmeɪ.li.ən/
US /məˈmeɪ.li.ən/
A mammalian animal is a warm-blooded animal with hair that feeds its babies milk.
The whale is a mammalian creature that lives in the ocean.
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2. Relating to the class of animals called mammals.
Scientists study mammalian biology to learn how animals grow.
3. A mammal; an animal that belongs to the group Mammalia.
Bats and dolphins are both mammalian species.
4. Having qualities typical of mammals, such as warm blood and body hair.
The fossil showed mammalian features like a jaw with specialized teeth.