Mammal vocab Flashcards

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

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mammary glands

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2
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a cervical barrier type of birth control

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diphragm

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accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.

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endothermic

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4
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the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans,

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hair

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a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth

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incisors

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6
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are relatively long, pointed teeth

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canine

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7
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a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth.

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molars

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8
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reproduction with two people

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sexual reproduction

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a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals

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placenta

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is the time in which a fetus develops, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth.

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gestation period

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11
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a common name for the four extant mammal

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anteaters, sloths, and armidillos

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12
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is a carnivorous plant or animal that eats insects

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insectivores

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13
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which are characterized by a single pair of unremittingly growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws

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rodents

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the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world.

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rabbits

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other mammals said to fly

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flying mammals

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an animal that feeds on flesh.

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carnivores

17
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elaphants, tapir, mammoths

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trunk nosed mammals

18
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or cloven-hooved mammals

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hoofed mammals

19
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are a widely distributed and diverse infraorder of carnivorous

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cetaceans

20
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mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows

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manatees

21
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is a mammal of the order Primates

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primates

22
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are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials and placental mammals.

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monotremes

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are an infraclass of mammals living primarily in Australasia

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marsupials