Meaning
A vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Latin mamma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mammālisnom. Latin mammalbor. English mammal Borrowed from Latin mammal, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-17MAFILOY
- 2026-07-31MAILOPT
- 2026-07-13MACILOT
- 2026-06-26MACGILY
- 2026-06-04MANIDLT
- 2026-04-19MATLINU
- 2025-11-01LAMEDHN
- 2025-09-26ARGOLMH
- 2025-09-24MAUTLEC
- 2025-09-08AGHLMUP
- 2025-03-09MANGELT
- 2025-02-26LWAONKM
+16 earlier appearances in the archive.