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mammary glands

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the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals.

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diaphram

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a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing,

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endothermic

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The manner in which a substance is endothermic is of importance as regards the practical employment of explosives.

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hair

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its an organism on a mammals fur to stay warm.

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incisors

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is a narrow edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting. In humans there are four incisors in each jaw.

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canines the teeth

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However, they can appear more flattened, causing them to resemble incisors and leading them to be called incisiform.

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molars

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a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth.

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placenta

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a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord.
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gestation period

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Fetal development period from the time of conception until birth. For humans, the full gestation period is normally 9 months.

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anteaters sloths

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spend most of their day looking for food. Foraging on the ground,

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insectivors

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an insectivorous animal or plant.

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rodents

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a gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives, distinguished by strong constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth. They constitute the largest order of mammals.

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rabbits hairs

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a contagious and fatal viral disease of dogs and other mammals that causes madness and convulsions, transmissible through the saliva to humans.

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flying mammals

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The bat is a flying mammal. Situated, extending, or functioning in the air: a flying deck. a. Swiftly moving; fleet: played the difficult passage with flying fingers.

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carnivors

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an animal that feeds on flesh.

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trunk nosed mammals

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Transcript of Trunk-Nosed Mammals, Hoofed Mammals, and Cetaceans. There is only 1 mammal in the world that has a trunk,

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hoofed mammals

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Ungulates are any members of a diverse group of primarily large mammals that includes odd-toed ungulates such as horses and rhinoceroses,

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cetaceans

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a marine mammal of the order Cetacea ; a whale, dolphin, or porpoise.

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manatees

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Manatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.

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primates

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A primate is a mammal of the order Primates. In taxonomy, primates include two distinct lineages, strepsirrhines and haplorhines.

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monotrems

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a primitive mammal that lays large yolky eggs and has a common opening for the urogenital and digestive systems.

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marsupials

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a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother’s belly. Marsupials are found mainly in Australia and New Guinea, although three families, including the opossums, live in America.
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