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Plazentatier

Definitions of Plazentatier
  1. noun
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
    synonyms: höherer Säuger
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    Nutztier
    any animals kept for use or profit
    Bock
    mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
    Insektenfresser, Kerbtierfresser
    small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
    Fledermaus
    nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
    Nagetier
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    Huftier
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
    Zahnarmer Primat
    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
    Schuppentier
    toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
    Herrentier, Primat
    any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
    Rüsseltier
    massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
    Maulwurf
    small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
    Spitzmaus
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
    Igel
    small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
    Seekuh
    any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
    Robbe
    aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
    hundeartiges Landraubtier
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
    katzenartiges Landraubtier
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
    Bär
    massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
    Schleichkatze
    small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
    Hasentier
    rabbits and hares
    Maus
    any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
    Ratte
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
    Bisamratte
    beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
    Hamster
    short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
    Lemming
    any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
    Stachelschwein, Wildschwein
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    hörnchenartiges Nagetier
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
    Murmeltier
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
    Biber
    large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
    Nutria, Sumpfbiber
    aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
    Unpaarhufer, Unpaarzeher
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    Paarhufer, Paarzeher, schweineverwandter Paarhufer
    placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
    Gürteltier
    burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
    Faultier
    any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
    Affe
    any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
    Halbaffe
    primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
    Lemure
    large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
    Elefant
    five-toed pachyderm
    type of:
    Säugetier
    any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
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