Definition of mamma

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Mamma (n.) A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under; bag..

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Palmigrade :: Palmigrade (a.) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals..
Pelage :: Pelage (n.) The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or hair..
Scapula :: Scapula (n.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.
Hematocrya :: Hematocrya (n. pl.) The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma..
Taxeopoda :: Taxeopoda (n. pl.) An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.
Mammalogist :: Mammalogist (n.) One versed in mammalogy.
Machairodus :: Machairodus (n.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers..
Cochlea :: Cochlea (n.) An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear..
Paradoxure :: Paradoxure (n.) Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang..
Hyena :: Hyena (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits..
Ferae :: Ferae (n. pl.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora..
Floccus :: Floccus (n.) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals.
Milk :: Milk (n.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts..
Breast :: Breast (n.) Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat..
Mammiferous :: Mammiferous (a.) Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia..
Mammalogy :: Mammalogy (n.) The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia.
Megasthene :: Megasthene (n.) One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic..
Marsupialia :: Marsupialia (n. pl.) A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata..
Chiloma :: Chiloma (n.) The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel..
Carnivora :: Carnivora (n. pl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful..
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