Definition
A type of animal that has fur or hair, produces milk to feed its babies, and is warm-blooded, like humans, dogs, and whales.
Etymology
From Latin 'mamma' (breast or mother), referring to the defining feature of these animals: mammary glands that produce milk. The scientific term 'Mammalia' was created in the 1700s by Linnaeus based on this characteristic.
Kelly Says
The entire scientific classification of mammals is named after breasts—Carl Linnaeus literally decided 'these animals feed their babies milk from their bodies, let's call them the mammary class,' making mammary glands the defining feature of an entire class of animals.
Translations
ARالعربية
स्तनधारी
su-t-na-dh-a-ri
CACatalà
Mamífer
ma-mi-fer
DADansk
Pattedyr
pat-ted-yr
DEDeutsch
Säugetier
zau-ge-teer
ELΕλληνικά
Θηλασφόρο
thee-las-fo-ro
ESEspañol
mamífero
ma-mi-fe-ro
FISuomi
Nisäkkäin
ni-sak-kai-n
FRFrançais
Mammifère
mam-i-fe-re
HEעברית
哺乳אי
me-lu-she-ai
HIहिन्दी
स्तनधारी
s-tan-dha-ri
IDBahasa Indonesia
Mamalia
ma-ma-lia
ITItaliano
Mammifero
mam-me-fe-ro
MRMR
स्तनधारी
s-tan-dha-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
Mamalia
ma-ma-lia
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-y-sar-san
NLNederlands
Zoogdier
zoo-g-dier
NONorsk
pattedyr
pat-ted-yr
PAPA
સ્તનધારી
s-tan-dha-ri
PTPortuguês
Mamífero
ma-mi-fe-ro
RORomână
Mamifer
ma-mi-fer
RUРусский
Млекопитающее
mlek-o-pi-ta-yush-chee
SWKiswahili
Mnyama
m-ny-a-ma
TAதமிழ்
स्तनधारी
s-tan-dha-ri
THไทย
สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนม
sat-leo-ng-luk-du-e-d-nom
UKУкраїнська
Ссавці
s-sav-t-si
URاردو
स्तनधारी
s-tan-dha-ri
VITiếng Việt
Thú mỏ
thu mo