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[()·にゅう()]
honyuu
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 哺乳

noun, suru verb
  1. suckling; nursing; lactation

Definition and Synonyms for 哺乳

Mammalian any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair
Synonyms: 哺乳, 哺乳動物
Mammalian young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
Synonyms: 哺乳, 哺乳動物

Meanings for each kanji in 哺乳

» nurse; suckle
» milk; breasts

Categories 哺乳 is a member of

Vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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Sample Sentences for 哺乳

The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.
Human beings are the higher mammals.
A whale is no less a mammal than a horse.
Bats are mammals, just like us.
In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.

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