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noun
- A macaque, or similar monkey.
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| macaque |
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noun
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Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
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| mammal |
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noun (pluralmammals)
- An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
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(paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
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| mammalian |
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adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, mammals.
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| mammiferous |
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adjective
- mammalian, Mammalian.
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(anatomy) Having mammae, or (jocular) breasts.
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1973: The secretary slithered in, changed the spool and slithered out again, giving me a small, hygienic smile en route. " Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 53)
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| manatee |
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noun (plural: manatees)
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Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
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| mandrill |
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noun
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A primate, scientific name Mandrillus sphinx, recognized by its colorful face and rump
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| maned wolf |
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noun
- the largest canid of South America.
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| margay |
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A spotted cat native to Central America, Central and South America. Scientific name: Leopardus wiedii. In the past this species was in the genus Felis, therefore its old scientific name, not in use anymore, was Felis wiedii.
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| marmoset |
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noun
- one of a genus of small New World monkeys
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| marmot |
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noun (plural: marmots)
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any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
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| marsupial |
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noun
- Any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy.eg. kangaroo
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
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| marten |
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noun
- Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
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| meerkat |
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noun
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small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs. Scientific name: Suricata suricatta
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| mink |
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noun (see individual definitions for plurals)
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(plural ) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal, similar to a weasel, with dark fur and native to Europe and America.
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(plural minks) A mink coat.
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| mole |
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noun
- A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus.
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| mongoose |
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noun
- A small carnivore of the family Herpestidae, a predator of poisonous snakes.
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| monkey |
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noun
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Any of several members of the infra-order Simiiformes of primates, generally smaller than the apes, and distinguished from them by having a tail and cheek pouches.
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(context, informal) A mischievous child.
Stop misbehaving, you little !
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(context, UK, slang) Five-hundred pounds sterling.
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(slang) A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing.
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(informal) To meddle; to mess with; to interfere; to fiddle.
- ''Please don't with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.
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| monotreme |
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noun
- A zoological category that contains only echidnas and platypuses; mammals that lay eggs and have a common urogenital and digestive orifice.
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| mouflon |
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noun
- a species of wild sheep
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| mountain lion |
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noun
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A large wild cat native to the Americas. Scientific name: Puma concolor, previously Felis concolor.
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| mouse |
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noun (mice)
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Any small rodent of the genus Mus
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(informal) One of the many small rodent and marsupial species that resemble .
- A quiet or shy person.
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(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface, its movement being converted into a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
verb (mouses, mousing, moused, moused)
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(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
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(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents).
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(context, transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.
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| murine |
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adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the mouse, or (more generally) any mammal of the family Muridae.
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| muskrat |
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noun
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A large aquatic rodent, so called for its musky odour and because it resembles a rat; Ondatra zibethica.
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| mustang |
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noun (Plural:mustangs)
(wikipedia, Mustang (horse))
- A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
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