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mammifère euthérien

Definitions of mammifère euthérien
  1. noun
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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    cheptel, souche
    any animals kept for use or profit
    chevreuil, daim
    mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
    biche
    mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
    insectivore
    small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
    mammifère aquatique
    whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
    carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    chauve-souris
    nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
    lagomorphes
    relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
    rongeur
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
    ongulé
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
    lemming, porc-épic
    any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
    pachyderme
    any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
    édenté
    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
    primate
    any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
    proboscidiens
    massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
    cétacés
    large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
    vache marine
    any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
    pinnipède
    aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
    canidé, caniné
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
    félin
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
    ours
    massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
    mammifère viverridés, viverridés
    small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
    chauve-souris carnivore
    typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
    léporide
    rabbits and hares
    lièvre
    small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
    souris
    any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
    rat
    any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
    rat des bois
    any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
    hamster
    short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
    gerbille
    small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
    lemming
    any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
    porc-épic
    relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
    loir
    small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
    écureuil
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
    marmotte
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
    cobaye, cochon d'Inde
    short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
    ongulé, périssodactyle
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    artiodactyles
    placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
    cerf, chevreuil
    adult male deer
    fissipèdes
    fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
    tatou
    burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
    fourmilier
    any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
    babouin
    any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
    hominidé
    a primate of the family Hominidae
    singe
    any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
    éléphant
    five-toed pachyderm
    mastodonte
    extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
    arctoïdé
    plantigrade carnivorous mammals
    type of:
    mammifère
    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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