warm-blooded vertebrate (noun)

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• bird — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Any warm blooded vertebrate with feathers and wings] Syn. fowl, feathered creature, Avis (Latin), songbird, passerine bird, oscine bird, bird of prey, raptor, shorebird, seabird, wader, wading bird, waterfowl, ratite,… …   English dictionary for students

• mammal — ► NOUN ▪ a warm blooded vertebrate animal that has hair or fur, secretes milk, and (typically) bears live young. DERIVATIVES mammalian adjective. ORIGIN from Latin mamma breast …   English terms dictionary

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