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young mammal

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Noun1.young mammal - any immature mammalyoung mammal - any immature mammal                  
young, offspring - any immature animal
baby - a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"
pup, whelp - young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
wolf cub, wolf pup - a young wolf
young carnivore, cub - the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
kit - young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit"
suckling - a young mammal that has not been weaned
class Mammalia, Mammalia - warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female
calf - young of domestic cattle
calf - young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
kitten, kitty - young domestic cat
foal - a young horse
piggy, piglet, shoat, shote - a young pig
heifer - young cow
bullock - young bull
lamb - young sheep
fawn - a young deer


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