mamalia

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Meaning

An animal with warm blood and hair whose females feed their young with milk, such as people, cows, elephants and bats.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural, with animal agreement: mamalia wakubwa, large mammals. Jamii ya mamalia, the mammal family.

Examples

• Popo ni mamalia anayeweza kuruka.The bat is a mammal that can fly.
• Nyangumi ni mamalia wa baharini.The whale is a sea mammal.
• Hifadhi hii ina aina nyingi za mamalia.This reserve has many kinds of mammals.

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