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哺乳動物 (ほにゅうどうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

哺ほ乳にゅう動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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mammal

Standard biological term for mammals. Used in both everyday and scientific contexts.

クジラは哺ほ乳にゅう動どう物ぶつです。
Whales are mammals.

哺ほ乳にゅう動どう物ぶつは子こを乳ちちで育そだてる。

Mammals raise their young on milk.

Kanji

哺nurse, suckle
乳milk, breasts
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Related words

哺ほ乳にゅう類るい
哺乳動物 and 哺乳類 both mean 'mammal', but 哺乳類 is the standard taxonomic term used in biology and everyday speech while 哺乳動物 is a slightly more descriptive, less formal variant.

Built from

哺ほ乳にゅう+動どう物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 哺乳 (ほにゅう, 'suckling, nursing') and 動物 (どうぶつ, 'animal'), literally 'suckling animal'.