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mammalian

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


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The focus of the convention on mammalian species over others like fish and insects has previously been a criticism of the agreement.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Researchers at The Rockefeller University built the most detailed atlas so far of how aging affects thousands of cell subtypes across 21 mammalian tissues.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

In fact, Alcatraz is a noted sanctuary for nesting shorebirds, in part because it lacks mammalian predators such as coyotes, bobcats and foxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The average mammalian species, not to mention the average primate species, lasts about one million to three million years, and most didn’t need an Armageddon-scale trauma to usher them out of the fossil record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

It creates a massive vapor lock, as it were, in mammalian fuel lines: The body is prevented from turning what it eats into a source of usable energy.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer