Mammal, ra.
(Of thelat.)(domamma, breast, and ? ´fero).
1. adj. Zool. Said to vertebrate animals whose embryo allantois and fitted with amnion constant temperature, it is almost always in the maternal body. The females feed their young with milk from their breasts. U t. c. s.
2. m. pl. Zool. Class of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.