Mammal vocab Flashcards
the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals.
mammary glands
a cervical barrier type of birth control
diphragm
accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
endothermic
the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans,
hair
a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth
incisors
are relatively long, pointed teeth
canine
a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal’s mouth.
molars
reproduction with two people
sexual reproduction
a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals
placenta
is the time in which a fetus develops, beginning with fertilization and ending at birth.
gestation period
a common name for the four extant mammal
anteaters, sloths, and armidillos
is a carnivorous plant or animal that eats insects
insectivores
which are characterized by a single pair of unremittingly growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws
rodents
the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world.
rabbits
other mammals said to fly
flying mammals
an animal that feeds on flesh.
carnivores
elaphants, tapir, mammoths
trunk nosed mammals
or cloven-hooved mammals
hoofed mammals
are a widely distributed and diverse infraorder of carnivorous
cetaceans
mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows
manatees
is a mammal of the order Primates
primates
are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials and placental mammals.
monotremes
are an infraclass of mammals living primarily in Australasia
marsupials
