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female mammal

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Noun1.female mammalfemale mammal - animals that nourish their young with milk
female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
mammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
dug - an udder or breast or teat
mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals


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The theory that female mammals are born with a finite number of germ cells (oocytes) has been accepted as an unquestionable truth for over 50 years.
Oocyte generation in adult mice by Phelps, Jerry / Environmental Health Perspectives
A study in mice appears to overturn the long-held assumption that female mammals are born with all the eggs they'll ever have.
Stem cells may make new eggs in women by Travis, J. / Science News
In birth, this is an advantage for the survival of the species: If a female mammal is threatened by a predator when she's in labor, the release of adrenaline tends to stop the birth process, to give the mother the energy of fight or escape.
Why laboring women don't need "support." by Odent, Michel / Mothering
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