marine mammal
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marine mammal
noun marine mammals
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A mammal which lives partly or wholly in the ocean, or at least is heavily dependent on the ocean for its lifestyle; such as the cetaceans, the sirenians, the pinnipeds, the sea otter, or the polar bear.
The influence of the temperature of the Gulf-stream upon animal life in the ocean is very curious. The whale so sedulously shuns its warm waters, as almost to indicate their track by its absence ; while yet abundantly found on each side of it. The physical reasons are doubtless the same which preven
Similar: sea mammal
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noun mammal living in seawater
| Español | mamífero marino |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 海獣 kaijū |
| Português | mamífero marinho |
| Français | mammifère marin |
| Deutsch | Meeressäuger, Meeressäugetier |
| Italiano | mammifero marino |
| Ελληνικά | θαλάσσιο θηλαστικό thalássio thilastikó |
| עברית | יוֹנֵק יַמִּי yonéq yamí |
Talk about this word "marine mammal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marine%20mammal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marine mammal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marine%20mammal "marine mammal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marine%20mammal.Cite this
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