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Mamífero

English

mammalnoun

Alternative meanings

A vertebrate animal that usually has hair and feeds its young with milk produced by the mother.

Pronunciation

ma-MEE-feh-ro

Root and affixes

Technical loanword used in biology to classify mammal animals.

Variants or conjugations

mamífero; mammal; hayop nga mopasuso

Related words and expressions

animal, milk, offspring, biology, vertebrate

Meaning and usage notes

“Mamífero” can be used as a technical term. To explain it simply, “hayop nga mopasuso” means an animal that nurses its young.

animalbiologyvertebrate
Example 1

Ang iro usa ka mamífero.

The dog is a mammal.

Example 2

Ang mamífero mopasuso sa iyang anak.

The mammal feeds its young with milk.

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