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Pronunciation / Transliteration: poyuryu
"고래는 바다에 사는 포유류입니다."
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A warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, females that secrete milk for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.
"Dolphins and whales are aquatic mammals that breathe air through their blowholes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin scientific term 'Mammalia', coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 from Latin 'mamma' meaning 'breast'. It was formed to categorize warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands which produce milk for their young.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mammal" is said worldwide
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mammifère
Transliteration: /ma.mi.fɛʁ/
"La baleine est un mammifère marin."
Säugetier
Transliteration: /ˈzɔɪ̯ɡəˌtiːɐ̯/
"Der Blauwal ist das größte Säugetier der Welt."
mammifero
Transliteration: /mamˈmi.fe.ro/
"Il cane è un mammifero fedele all'uomo."
mamífero
Transliteration: /maˈmi.fe.ɾo/
"Los murciélagos son los únicos mamíferos capaces de volar."
mamífero
Transliteration: /mɐˈmi.fe.ɾu/
"O leão é um mamífero carnívoro."
स्तनधारी
Transliteration: stanhari
"व्हेल एक विशाल स्तनधारी जीव है।"
哺乳动物
Transliteration: bǔrǔ dòngwù
"人类属于哺乳动物。"
포유류
Transliteration: poyuryu
"고래는 바다에 사는 포유류입니다."
哺乳類
Transliteration: honyūrui
"クジラは海に棲む哺乳類です。"
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