"mammal" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 哺乳動物

Definition

哺乳動物是指有毛髮、能用乳汁哺育幼崽，通常直接生產幼崽的動物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「哺乳動物」是科學和常用詞，常見詞組有「海洋哺乳動物」、「小型哺乳動物」。不包括鳥類、爬蟲類或兩棲類。可用於日常及正式場合。

Examples

A whale is a large mammal that lives in the ocean.

鯨魚是一種生活在海洋中的大型**哺乳動物**。

A cat is a common household mammal.

貓是一種常見的家庭**哺乳動物**。

Humans are also mammals because they have hair and drink milk as babies.

人類也是**哺乳動物**，因為有人體毛髮，嬰兒時喝奶。

Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

蝙蝠是唯一會飛的**哺乳動物**。

Unlike reptiles, every mammal has to feed its babies with milk.

與爬蟲類不同，每種**哺乳動物**都必須用奶哺育幼崽。

Did you know the platypus is a mammal even though it lays eggs?

你知道嗎，鴨嘴獸雖然會下蛋，但也是**哺乳動物**。