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mammal

/ˈmæməl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
mam-mal
IPA
/ˈmæməl/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.

noun

A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Borrowed from Latin mammal, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmæməl/

Inflected Forms

mammals (plural)

Derived Forms

macromammal mammaldom mammalial mammalian mammaliferous mammality mammalkind mammallike mammalness mammalogy mammaloid mammalophagic

Phrases

crown mammal mammal-like reptile marine mammal sea mammal stem mammal

Frequently Paired Words

mammarial mammary :Category:Mammals

Synonyms

mammal mammalian

Rhymes With

camel enamel hamill hamel duhamel trammell hamil trammel hammill gammell scammell gammel

Questions

How do you pronounce mammal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæməl/.
What does mammal mean?
A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.
Where does mammal come from?
Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Borrowed from Latin mammal, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

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