Meaning
mammal
- an animal that feeds its young with milk
- a warm-blooded vertebrate with hair or fur
In a sentence
Il delfino è un mammifero marino.
The dolphin is a marine mammal.
La balena è un mammifero o un pesce?
Is the whale a mammal or a fish?
Il pinguino non è un mammifero.
The penguin is not a mammal.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mammifero | masculine · singular |
| mammiferi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually masculine: il mammifero; for a female animal, context often shows sex.
- Plural is regular: mammiferi.
- Common in school, science, and nature contexts.