mammalianadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈmeɪlɪən/,

/maˈmeɪlɪən/, U.S.

/məˈmeɪliən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Mammalia n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Mammalia n. + -an suffix. Compare mammalial adj.

A. adj.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Mammalia; of the nature of a mammal; relating to or concerned with mammals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > [adjective]

mammiferous1802

mammalian1813

mammalial1835

mammal1840

mammaliferous1874

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Quadruped Arranging the orders of which the mammalian class consists, according to the number, structure, and position of the fore-teeth.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. i. 22 Extensive discoveries of mammalian remains.

1855 W. S. Dallas in Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 375 Most of the bones in the Mammalian skeleton are solid.

1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. iii. 81 The lower forms of Mammalian life.

1905 W. H. Howell Text-bk. Physiol. 884 A 0.95 per cent. solution of NaCl is isotonic or isosmotic with mammalian serum.

1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes i. 9 Both these aspects of mammalian behaviour were at first considered together.

1941 Harper's Mag. Apr. 556/1 The turkey buzzard in the clear sky, on quiet wings, awaiting new mammalian death among the hibiscus.

1965 P. T. Marshall & G. M. Hughes Physiol. Mammals p. xii The value of close understanding between comparative physiologists, mammalian physiologists and clinical physiologists is apparent at the research level.

1987 I. McEwan Child in Time iv. 77 Stephen straightened his back, an ancient mammalian ploy perhaps to make himself larger.

1991 T. H. Goldsmith Biol. Roots Human Nature vii. 105 The neocortex, almost like hair, is a peculiarly mammalian innovation.

B. n.

One of the Mammalia; a mammal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > mammal

milker1801

mammal1813

mammifer1826

mammalian1835

suckler1850

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 515 The bears, the foxes, and other Mammalians.

1865 F. W. Farrar Chapters on Lang. 15 The action is as instinctive to them as sucking is to every infant mammalian.

1967 Thrombosis et Diathesis Haemorrhagica 17 99 (title) Platelet aggregation in mammalians (human, rat, rabbit, guinea-pig, horse, dog). A comparative study.

1994 Internat. Jrnl. Biochem. 26 163/1 By monitoring its behavior in different tissues of mammalians during development, further light would be thrown..concerning the type of metabolism pursued in pre- and post-natal stages.

Compounds

mammalian brain n. a mammal's brain; (as a mass noun) brain tissue from a mammal; spec. (in some models of human brain evolution and function) the type of brain, or parts of the brain, characteristic of mammals as opposed to other classes of vertebrate, esp. when regarded as responsible for complex behaviours, emotion, and thought.

ΚΠ

1842 Med. Times 29 Oct. 76/1 The cerebellum of birds consists almost exclusively, of the parts corresponding with the superior and inferior vermiform processes, as in the mammalian brain.

1859 R. Owen Classif. & Geogr. Distribution Mammalia 23 In 1842, I was able to demonstrate, in the ‘Hunterian Course of Lectures’ delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons, the leading modifications of the mammalian brain.

1903 Science 22 May 820/2 A tabulation of the brain and body weights of 204 specimens of mammalian brains.

1964 P. D. MacLean in Mod. Med. 3 Feb. 96 In evolution one first sees the beginning of emancipation from the ancestral superego with the appearance of the lower mammalian brain, which Nature builds on top of the reptilian brain.

1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 592/1 Cystathionine..is one of the major free amino acids in mammalian brain.

2006 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 8 July (Finance section) 32 The reptilian brain is the most primitive and controls automatic functions such as breathing and heartbeat. The mammalian brain controls emotions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mammalian
释义	mammalianadj.n. Brit. /məˈmeɪlɪən/, /maˈmeɪlɪən/, U.S. /məˈmeɪliən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Mammalia n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Mammalia n. + -an suffix. Compare mammalial adj. A. adj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Mammalia; of the nature of a mammal; relating to or concerned with mammals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [adjective] mammiferous1802 mammalian1813 mammalial1835 mammal1840 mammaliferous1874 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Quadruped Arranging the orders of which the mammalian class consists, according to the number, structure, and position of the fore-teeth. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. i. 22 Extensive discoveries of mammalian remains. 1855 W. S. Dallas in Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 375 Most of the bones in the Mammalian skeleton are solid. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. iii. 81 The lower forms of Mammalian life. 1905 W. H. Howell Text-bk. Physiol. 884 A 0.95 per cent. solution of NaCl is isotonic or isosmotic with mammalian serum. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes i. 9 Both these aspects of mammalian behaviour were at first considered together. 1941 Harper's Mag. Apr. 556/1 The turkey buzzard in the clear sky, on quiet wings, awaiting new mammalian death among the hibiscus. 1965 P. T. Marshall & G. M. Hughes Physiol. Mammals p. xii The value of close understanding between comparative physiologists, mammalian physiologists and clinical physiologists is apparent at the research level. 1987 I. McEwan Child in Time iv. 77 Stephen straightened his back, an ancient mammalian ploy perhaps to make himself larger. 1991 T. H. Goldsmith Biol. Roots Human Nature vii. 105 The neocortex, almost like hair, is a peculiarly mammalian innovation. B. n. One of the Mammalia; a mammal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > mammal milker1801 mammal1813 mammifer1826 mammalian1835 suckler1850 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 515 The bears, the foxes, and other Mammalians. 1865 F. W. Farrar Chapters on Lang. 15 The action is as instinctive to them as sucking is to every infant mammalian. 1967 Thrombosis et Diathesis Haemorrhagica 17 99 (title) Platelet aggregation in mammalians (human, rat, rabbit, guinea-pig, horse, dog). A comparative study. 1994 Internat. Jrnl. Biochem. 26 163/1 By monitoring its behavior in different tissues of mammalians during development, further light would be thrown..concerning the type of metabolism pursued in pre- and post-natal stages. Compounds mammalian brain n. a mammal's brain; (as a mass noun) brain tissue from a mammal; spec. (in some models of human brain evolution and function) the type of brain, or parts of the brain, characteristic of mammals as opposed to other classes of vertebrate, esp. when regarded as responsible for complex behaviours, emotion, and thought. ΚΠ 1842 Med. Times 29 Oct. 76/1 The cerebellum of birds consists almost exclusively, of the parts corresponding with the superior and inferior vermiform processes, as in the mammalian brain. 1859 R. Owen Classif. & Geogr. Distribution Mammalia 23 In 1842, I was able to demonstrate, in the ‘Hunterian Course of Lectures’ delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons, the leading modifications of the mammalian brain. 1903 Science 22 May 820/2 A tabulation of the brain and body weights of 204 specimens of mammalian brains. 1964 P. D. MacLean in Mod. Med. 3 Feb. 96 In evolution one first sees the beginning of emancipation from the ancestral superego with the appearance of the lower mammalian brain, which Nature builds on top of the reptilian brain. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 592/1 Cystathionine..is one of the major free amino acids in mammalian brain. 2006 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 8 July (Finance section) 32 The reptilian brain is the most primitive and controls automatic functions such as breathing and heartbeat. The mammalian brain controls emotions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1813
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