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   Mam·mal

   /ˈmaməl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.

   Word Origin early 19th century: anglicized form (first used in the plural) of modern Latin mammalia, neuter plural of Latin mammalis (adjective), from mamma ‘breast’ (see mamma2).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • M

     3

   • A

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   • L

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