marine mammal
marine mammal noun: 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.
Noun
marine mammal (plural marine mammals)
- 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...1857 April, Philippe de Kerhallet, “The Atlantic Ocean”, in Edinburgh Review, volume CV, number CCXIV, page 371
- Synonyms:
- sea mammal
Synonyms of marine mammal
Forms of marine mammal
| plural | marine mammals |
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Questions about marine mammal
- What does marine mammal mean?
- Marine mammal means 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.
- What part of speech is marine mammal?
- Marine mammal is a noun.
- What is the plural of marine mammal?
- The plural of marine mammal is marine mammals.
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