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mammalian

[muh-mey-lee-uhn, -meyl-yuhn] / məˈmeɪ li ən, -ˈmeɪl jən /


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"If mammalian ancestors were egg-laying or viviparous has been considered an inscrutable mystery," said Gaetano.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Federal inspectors detailed multiple instances of mammalian hair found in drugs produced at a Catalent plant in Bloomington, Ind., used in part to manufacture semaglutide.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

To explore whether mammalian healing could be pushed toward regeneration, the research team developed a treatment that uses two well-known growth factors in sequence.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

His current best theory is that it’s generated by quantum processes, suggesting that awareness exists on a continuous spectrum across all matter rather than remaining the exclusive domain of mammalian brains.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The world holds only about 148 species of large wild mammalian terrestrial herbivores or omnivores, the large mammals that could he considered candidates for domestication.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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