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Definition of mammalian adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mammalian

adjective
 
/məˈmeɪliən/
 
/məˈmeɪliən/
(biology)
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  1. connected with mammals (= animals that give birth to live young and feed them with milk)
    • Mammalian predators rely primarily on smell.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMammalian is used with these nouns:
    • evolution
    • species
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