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A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; -- called also Falanouc.

A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.

A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.

rsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals.

The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals.

Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of mammary glands.

A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands.

An order of mammals; the Rodentia. -- Gli"rine, a.

The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals, and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals.

A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. Glutton bird (Zoöl.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called…

An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth. Owen.

A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal. Gorget hummer (Zoöl.), a humming bird of the genus Trochilus. See Rubythroat.

an follicles or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of which they are discharged.

A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state. [Written also huanaco.]

contained in guano. It is also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals.

The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is convoluted. -- Gyr"en*ceph"a*lous, a.

The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma.

The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to hematocrya.

An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation.

o pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.