Mammals
哺乳动物 bǔ
rǔ dòng wù
Word origin:
Latin 拉丁
word 'mammalis:'
- meaning the breast 乳房.
Mammals 哺乳动物 bǔ
rǔ dòng wù are vertebrates 脊椎动物 that
give birth to their young, and thus have to feed them.
The nourishment 养料 that the young mammals 哺乳动物 get is
from their mother's milk 母乳 which comes from the breast
乳房 -
hence the name mammal 哺乳动物. Another distinct feature of
the mammal 哺乳动物 is that their body is covered with hair
or fur 毛.
Mammals 哺乳动物 can be
further divided into the following categories 类别:
egg-laying (monotreme)
duck-billed platypus
鸭嘴兽
echidna 针鼹
kangaroo 袋鼠
koala
考拉
wombat 袋熊
placental
-
insectivora
- pholidata
- rodenta
- cetacea
- chiroptera
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