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Meaning of "mammal-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMMAL-LIKE

mammal-like  [ˈmæməlˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMMAL-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mammal-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAMMAL-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mammal-like in the English dictionary

The definition of mammal-like in the dictionary is like or resembling a mammal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMMAL-LIKE


bristlelike
ˈbrɪsəlˌlaɪk
camellike
ˈkæməlˌlaɪk
cymbal-like
ˈsɪmb əlˌlaɪk
funnel-like
ˈfʌn əlˌlaɪk
girdle-like
ˈɡɜːdəlˌlaɪk
jewel-like
ˈdʒuːəlˌlaɪk
junglelike
ˈdʒʌŋɡəlˌlaɪk
maplelike
ˈmeɪpəlˌlaɪk
metal-like
ˈmetəlˌlaɪk
needlelike
ˈniːdəlˌlaɪk
nettle-like
ˈnɛtəlˌlaɪk
opal-like
ˈəʊpəlˌlaɪk
petal-like
ˈpɛtəlˌlaɪk
saddle-like
ˈsædəlˌlaɪk
squirrel-like
ˈskwɪrəlˌlaɪk
swivel-like
ˈswɪvəlˌlaɪk
temple-like
ˈtempəlˌlaɪk
tinsel-like
ˈtɪnsəlˌlaɪk
tunnel-like
ˈtʌnəlˌlaɪk
vowel-like
ˈvaʊəlˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMMAL-LIKE

mamma
mammae
mammal
mammalian
mammaliferous
mammality
mammalogical
mammalogist
mammalogy
mammaplasties
mammaplasty
mammary
mammary gland
mammate
mammatus
mammee
mammee apple
mammer
mammet
mammetry

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMMAL-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
hammer-like
human-like
jelly-like
like-for-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of mammal-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mammal-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMMAL-LIKE

Find out the translation of mammal-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mammal-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mammal-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哺乳动物一样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mamífero-como
570 millions of speakers

English

mammal-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्तनपायी की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل الثدييات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зверообразных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mamífero semelhante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তন্যপায়ী মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mammifère - comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti mamalia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

säugetierähnlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

哺乳類のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포유류 와 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya mammal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động vật có vú giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலூட்டி போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सस्तन प्राण्यासारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memeli benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mammifero simile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak ssak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зверообразних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- mamifer cum ar fi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηλαστικό που μοιάζει με
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soogdieragtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

däggdjur -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pattedyr -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mammal-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMAL-LIKE»

The term «mammal-like» is normally little used and occupies the 110.408 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMMAL-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mammal-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMMAL-LIKE»

Discover the use of mammal-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mammal-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Triune Brain in Evolution: Role in Paleocerebral Functions
For clues as to the evolutionary transition, we must look first at the mammal-like reptiles. The mammal-like reptiles (Synapsida) are of great human interest because they are so close to the roots of our family tree. Despite their genealogical ...
P.D. MacLean, 1990
2
New Scientist
The reptiles that became mammals Biologists traditionally have considered that the fossil record is too incomplete to contribute in detail to theories of evolution. But the fossil record of the mammal-like reptiles is certainly convincing — and if ...
3
Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Early reptiles A Position of ear capsule Stapes Stapes Stapes Quadrate Articular Surangular Mammal-like reptiles New point of jaw articulation Incus Malleus Ear capsule Position of ear capsule Quadrate Articular Surangular Angular Angular ...
‎2007
4
Evolution or Creation?: A Comparison of the Arguments
Research has concluded that the mammal-like reptiles had brains typical of lower vertebrate size, since their endocasts were all very near the volume of these expected brain sizes. And since the endocasts present maximum limits on their ...
Albert DeBenedictis, 2014
5
In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods
Auditory apparatus of advanced mammal-like reptiles and early mammals. Pp. 283-294 in N. Hotton III, P. D. MacLean. J. J. Roth, and E. C. Roth (eds.). The Ecology and Biology of Mammal-like Reptiles. Washington. D. C.: Smithsonian ...
Nicholas C. Fraser, Hans-Dieter Sues, 1997
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Reptiles and Herbivory
MAMMAL-LIKE. REPTILES. Figure 5.2 The skull of Edaphosaurus in (A) lateral, ( B). One of the early contentions of this book was that the animals discussed could all be placed in a group called 'reptiles', which even though it is a paraphyletic ...
G.M. King, 1996
7
Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity
The origin and early radiation of the therapsid mammal-like reptiles: A palaeobiological hypothesis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19:1231–1247. Kemp, T. S. 2006b. The origin of mammalian endothermy: A paradigm for the evolution of ...
Peter S. Ungar, 2010
8
Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
Unpaired, median bone, “Praeparietale” (= suture or Wormian bone comparable to fontanell bones in humans), between parietals and frontals in dicynodont therapsids (mammal-like reptiles), Lystrosaurus, Diictodon, Galepus, Gordonia and ...
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
9
Compassion and Healing in Medicine and Society: On the ...
Another rich transition, occurring about 320 million years ago, was that from stem anapsids to mammal-like stem synapsids (the therapsids, formerly the mammal— like reptiles) (Butler 2008). While the therapsids have long since passed from ...
Gregory Fricchione, 2011
10
Textbook of Craniofacial Growth
In these mammal like reptiles, the number of times the upper canine was replaced was similarly limited and fixed; the fact that replacement takes place once in mammals and more than once in the Gorgonopsia and Therocephalia, does not ...
Sridhar Premkumar, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMMAL-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mammal-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sinking Teeth into Deer Evolution
The group is often referred to as “mammal-like reptiles.” Cisneros described the Tiarajudens as having the incisors of a horse and the big ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
2
ANOTHER Mass Extinction?! Compelling Proof of Past Mass Die-off
The study details how 260 million years ago, when marine life was biting the dust elsewhere, a diverse group of early mammal-like reptiles ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
3
Evidence of little-known mass extinction uncovered
They focused on the ancestors of mammals -- creatures known as primitive therapsids that are sometimes called mammal-like reptiles. Among ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
4
Meet The Triassic Period's Oddest Couple
... and the thrinaxodon, an early mammal-like lizard with differentiated teeth and possibly even whiskers. It's impossible not to wonder what sort ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
5
The sixth extinction
The Great Dying" had enormous evolutionary significance: on land, it ended the primacy of mammal-like reptiles. The fourth latest extinction is ... «Merinews, Jul 15»
6
Why South Africa's Karoo Is a Palaeontological Wonderland
The 400,000 sq km area is internationally noted for its record of fossil therapsid "mammal-like" reptiles. These chart anatomical changes on the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
7
Triceratops May Have Risen To Dominance Because Of Unique Self …
A few lineages of dinosaurs, such as ceratopsian horned dinosaurs like Triceratops, are unique in that they had more “mammal-like” chewing ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
8
Dinosaurs on screen: fact or fantasy?
... of a baffled porpoise wrongly basking on land, while the bipedal predator megalosaurus is a mammal-like quadruped with a peculiar hump. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
Tarpon remain a fascinating species
Perhaps my most favorite fun tarpon fact is this almost mammal-like adaptation: "Tarpon breathe in oxygen from the water using gills, but they ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
10
Culver Spelling Champion Shares His Experience
... and I got my two words right - "inessive" (a grammar term) and "dicynodon" (a prehistoric mammal-like reptile). However, my cumulative score ... «Culver City Observer, Jun 15»

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