Mammal i a

mam-mā′li-a, n.pl. ( zool. ) the whole cla of animals that suckle their young.— ns. Mam′elon , a small hillock with a rounded top; Mam′ma , the mammary gland:— pl. Mam′mæ ; Mam′mal , ( zool. ), one of the mammal i a:— pl. Mammals (mam′alz). — adjs. Mammā′lian ; Mammal if′erous ( geol. ), bearing mammals; Mammalog′ical .— ns. Mammal′ogist ; Mammal′ogy , the scientific knowledge of mammals.— adjs. Mam′mary , relating to the mammæ or breasts; Mam′mate , having breasts.— n. Mam′mifer , an animal having mammæ.— adjs. Mammif′erous , having mammaæ; Mam′miform , having the form of a breast or pap—also Mammil′iform .— n. Mammil′la , the nipple of the mammary gland:— pl. Mammil′læ .— adjs. Mam′millary , pertaining to, or resembling, the breasts: studded with rounded projections; Mam′millate , having a mammilla; Mam′millated , having small nipples, or little globes like nipples: nipple-shaped.— n. Mammillā′tion — adj. Mammose′ ( bot. ), breast-shaped. [L.]