aquatic mammal

collocation in English

meaningsofaquaticandmammal

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmammal.
aquatic
adjective
uk
/əˈkwæt.ɪk/us
/əˈkwæt̬.ɪk/
living or growing in, happening in, or connected ...
See more ataquatic
mammal
noun[C]
uk
/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, ...
See more atmammal

(Definition ofaquaticandmammalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaquatic mammal

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
This herbivorousaquaticmammallives in rivers, springs and shallow coastal waters.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Aquaticmammaltrainers used clickers (a small box that makes a loud click when pushed on) to mark desired behavior, giving food as a reward.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
She was named for theaquaticmammal.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This study attempts to elucidate the nature of the adaptation of the visual systems of aquatic mammals, and to investigate the biochemical mechanisms of these changes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The entrance many millions of years ago of mammals into the sea gave these new aquatic mammals completely novel visual surroundings with respect to light availability and predominant wavelengths.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Preservation also does not explain why aquatic mammals sleep while moving.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales, where the term whaling is more appropriate.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In the same year, two more outbreaks of viral disease in aquatic mammals were observed.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Similar considerations apply to caecilians and aquatic mammals.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The guard hairs are quite coarse and lustrous, with very wide contour hairs which are flat in the middle, as is typical in aquatic mammals.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Aquatic mammals, like other mammals, have the same size heart proportional to their bodies.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Concepts relating to behavioral needs and environmental enrichment are also incorporated into the standards for marine, flying, and aquatic mammals.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
All surface-breathing animals are subject to decompression sickness, including aquatic mammals and free-diving humans (see "taravana").
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It has been argued, that aquatic mammals more often develop large brains, and that particularly grassland mammals conversely stagnate in brain development.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Seals, in contrast, undulate their bodies to move on land, similar to the up-and-down body motion used underwater by many aquatic mammals (dolphins, manatees).
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, in aquatic mammals, such as whales, there is no great difference between the outer and inner environments.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Some of the historical sightings by sailors may have been misunderstood encounters with these aquatic mammals.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofaquatic
Go to the definition ofmammal
See other collocations withmammal