Mammal

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016368",
  "term": "Mammal",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Warm-blooded vertebrates that give birth to and nurse live young; have highly evolved skeletal structures; are covered with hair, either at maturity or at some stage of their embryonic development; and generally have two pairs of limbs, although some aquatic mammals have evolved without hind limbs.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mammal/"
}