"marine mammal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marine mammals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} marine mammal (plural marine mammals)
  1. A mammal which lives partly or wholly in the ocean, or at least is heavily dependent on the ocean for its lifestyle; such as whales, sirenians, seals, the sea otter or the polar bear. Wikipedia link: marine mammal Categories (topical): Marine biology Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: sea mammal Hypernyms: fish [obsolete], mammal, animal Translations (mammal living in seawater): gjitar detar [masculine] (Albanian), bronneg mor [masculine] (Breton), morvronneg [masculine] (Breton), mořský savec [masculine] (Czech), havpattedyr [neuter] (Danish), zeezoogdier [neuter] (Dutch), havsúgdýr [neuter] (Faroese), merinisäkäs (Finnish), mammifère marin [masculine] (French), mamífero mariño [masculine] (Galician), Meeressäuger [masculine] (German), Meeressäugetier [neuter] (German), θαλάσσιο θηλαστικό (thalássio thilastikó) [neuter] (Greek), יוֹנֵק יַמִּי (yonéq yamí) [masculine] (Hebrew), sjávarspendýr [neuter] (Icelandic), merizveeri (Ingrian), mammifero marino [masculine] (Italian), 海獣 (kaijū) (Japanese), sjøpattedyr [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), sjøpattedyr [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ssak morski [masculine] (Polish), mamífero marinho [masculine] (Portuguese), mamifer da la mar [masculine] (Romansch), mamífero marino [masculine] (Spanish), havsdäggdjur [neuter] (Swedish), mamal morol [masculine] (Welsh), wettersûchdier [neuter] (West Frisian)

Inflected forms

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