placental mammal

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mammal
noun[C]
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/ˈmæm.əl/us
/ˈmæm.əl/
any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, ...
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(Definition ofmammalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fact that an object has whatever properties of dogs that make them different from all other mammals does not entail that that object is aplacentalmammal.
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The nasal area of the aardvark is another unique area, as it contains ten nasal conchae, more than any otherplacentalmammal.
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Primates are one of the oldest of all survivingplacentalmammalgroups.
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The oldest skull and skeleton fossil for aplacentalmammalis only 75 million years old.
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The giant panda cub is the smallest baby, compared in proportion to the parents, of anyplacentalmammal.
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Golden hamsters have the shortest gestation period in any knownplacentalmammalat only 16 days.
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Before this fossil was discovered, the oldest recorded fossil of aplacentalmammalwas teeth aging 110 million years old.
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It is the smallest species of armadillo and, like most armadillos, is a nocturnalplacentalmammal.
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These authors suggest that this circuit may represent a phylogenetically ancient, primordial shortwave cone color system that is found in all placental mammals.
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The embryo of aplacentalmammalis defined as the organism between the first division of the "zygote" (a fertilized ovum) until it becomes a fetus.
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Further evolution of mammals includes the origin of monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals.
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Sticking to biological examples for illustration, consider the genus of placental mammals.
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The function of double cones, which are found in most vertebrate groups with the notable exception of agnathans, chondrichtyans, and placental mammals, is a matter of conjecture.
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This article is primarily about the human gut, though the information about its processes is directly applicable to most placental mammals.
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In placental mammals this process of gestation occurs inside the reproductive system of the mother of the embryo.
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