mammalian

Säugetier-, mammalisch

Tiere betreffend, deren Mütter ihre Jungen mit Milch ernähren, etwa Menschen, Hunde und Wale.

In einfachem Englisch: Relating to animals such as humans, dogs, and whales, whose mothers feed their young with milk.

• The study examined mammalian cells.
• Milk production is a mammalian feature.
• Scientists compared mammalian brains of different sizes.

Synonyme: mammallike, mammiferous, mammallike, mammiferous

Häufige Wendungen: mammalian cells, mammalian brain, mammalian species

säugetierähnlich

In Gestalt, Verhalten oder anderen Merkmalen einem Säugetier wie einem Hund oder Menschen ähnlich.

In einfachem Englisch: Similar to an animal such as a dog or human in shape, behavior, or other features.

• The creature had mammalian features.
• Its teeth were surprisingly mammalian in shape.
• The fossil skull shows a distinctly mammalian appearance.

Synonyme: mammal-like

Häufige Wendungen: mammalian features, mammalian appearance, mammalian traits

Säugetier

Tier, dessen Mutter ihre Jungen mit Milch ernährt, etwa ein Hund, ein Wal oder ein Mensch.

In einfachem Englisch: An animal whose mother feeds its young with milk, such as a dog, whale, or human.

• The specimen was a small mammalian.
• Several mammalians were listed in the old survey.
• The author described the whale as a marine mammalian.

Synonyme: mammal

Häufige Wendungen: a small mammalian, marine mammalian