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Potto :: Potto (n.) A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog..

Mammaliferous :: Mammaliferous (a.) Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.

Implacental :: Implacental (n.) A mammal having no placenta.

Bunodonts :: Bunodonts (n. pl.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.

Calf :: Calf (n.) The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale..

Ootocoid :: Ootocoid (n.) A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme..

Meroblast :: Meroblast (n.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to holoblast..

Cow :: Cow (n.) The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc..

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..

Bovid :: Bovid (a.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.

Mammalogy :: Mammalogy (n.) The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia.

Canis :: Canis (n.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidae, including the dogs and wolves..

Amnion :: Amnion (n.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles..

Mammalia :: Mammalia (n. pl.) The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the mother..

Toxodonta :: Toxodonta (n.pl.) An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.

Miohippus :: Miohippus (n.) An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot..

Leopard :: Leopard (n.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard..

Unguiculata :: Unguiculata (n. pl.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata)..

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..

Guanin :: Guanin (n.) A crystalline substance (C5H5N5O) contained in guano. It is also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals..

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