--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/6/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 6 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (a language) Malayalam is a language spoken by about 35 million people, mainly in the state of Kerala in south-west India.[↗](../../malayalam/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The alphabet (script) used to write that language, with rounded letters.[↗](../../malayalam/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend Anu speaks Malayalam with her grandparents.[↗](../../malayalam/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Malayalam is the main language of Kerala in India.[↗](../../malayalam/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Malayalam has its own script with curly letters.[↗](../../malayalam/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Malayalam» is a palindrome: it reads the same backwards.[↗](../../malayalam/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a Malayalam film festival in our city.[↗](../../malayalam/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Malayalam and Tamil are related languages.[↗](../../malayalam/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned to say «hello» in Malayalam: «namaskaram».[↗](../../malayalam/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Many nurses in Ireland come from Kerala and speak Malayalam.[↗](../../malayalam/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **malayan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with Malaya, the old name for the land on the Malay Peninsula that later became part of Malaysia.[↗](../../malayan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (animals) Found in the Malay Peninsula region, as in the Malayan tiger, Malayan tapir or Malayan sun bear.[↗](../../malayan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old use) A person from Malaya.[↗](../../malayan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Malayan tiger is endangered.[↗](../../malayan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Malayan tapir is black with a white middle.[↗](../../malayan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Malaya became independent in 1957.[↗](../../malayan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad served in the Malayan Emergency.[↗](../../malayan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Malayan sun bear is the smallest bear in the world.[↗](../../malayan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Malayan rubber was shipped all over the world.[↗](../../malayan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **male** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion».[↗](../../male/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A male person, animal or plant.[↗](../../male/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a plug or part) Having a part that fits into a hole.[↗](../../male/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The male lion has a big mane.[↗](../../male/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A male seahorse carries the babies.[↗](../../male/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The male peacock has a beautiful tail.[↗](../../male/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of the birds we saw were males.[↗](../../male/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill in the form: male or female.[↗](../../male/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The stamen is the male part of a flower.[↗](../../male/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As a male divinity he is more particularly the god of shepherds and flocks.[↗](../../male/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · one male of the goats for a sin-offering; (Torah NUM.7.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../male/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy.[↗](../../male/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../male/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.[↗](../../male/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../male/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur; and with him seventy males.[↗](../../male/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.8.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../male/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the sons of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.[↗](../../male/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.8.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../male/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.[↗](../../male/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.8.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../male/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **malevolent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wanting to do harm or evil to others; full of hate and spite.[↗](../../malevolent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (in stories) Seeming evil and threatening: «a malevolent stare».[↗](../../malevolent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The malevolent witch wanted to poison the princess.[↗](../../malevolent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A malevolent grin spread across the villain's face.[↗](../../malevolent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old house had a malevolent feeling, as if something was watching.[↗](../../malevolent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragon gave him a malevolent stare.[↗](../../malevolent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a malevolent spirit haunted the mill.[↗](../../malevolent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He wasn't malevolent, just careless.[↗](../../malevolent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm clouds looked malevolent and dark.[↗](../../malevolent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Benevolent kings help people; malevolent ones harm them.[↗](../../malevolent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Before taking leave of the Baba Yaga, we may glance at a malevolent monster, who seems to be her male counterpart.[↗](../../malevolent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **malfunction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A failure of a machine or system to work properly.[↗](../../malfunction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To stop working correctly: the traffic lights malfunctioned.[↗](../../malfunction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) A fault in how part of the body works.[↗](../../malfunction/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lift had a malfunction and stopped between floors.[↗](../../malfunction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our printer keeps malfunctioning.[↗](../../malfunction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A computer malfunction delayed the flights.[↗](../../malfunction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If the smoke alarm malfunctions, tell an adult.[↗](../../malfunction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot malfunctioned and spun in circles.[↗](../../malfunction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rocket launch was stopped because of a malfunction.[↗](../../malfunction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The traffic lights malfunctioned during the storm.[↗](../../malfunction/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Engineers found the cause of the malfunction.[↗](../../malfunction/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **malice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Malice is the wish to hurt someone or make bad things happen to them.[↗](../../malice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) Malice is the intention to do harm when breaking the law.[↗](../../malice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Malice can also mean playful teasing that is not really meant to be unkind.[↗](../../malice/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch looked at the princess with malice.[↗](../../malice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He broke the toy by accident, not out of malice.[↗](../../malice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was no malice in her joke.[↗](../../malice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bully acted with malice.[↗](../../malice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Malice aforethought» is an old legal phrase.[↗](../../malice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gossip can be full of malice.[↗](../../malice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **malicious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Malicious means wanting to hurt someone or do harm on purpose.[↗](../../malicious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A malicious act, word or rumour is one meant to harm or upset someone.[↗](../../malicious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computers) Malicious software or a malicious link is made to damage a computer or steal information.[↗](../../malicious/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch gave a malicious smile and locked the door.[↗](../../malicious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Someone spread a malicious rumour that Tom had cheated.[↗](../../malicious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't open emails from strangers; they may contain malicious links.[↗](../../malicious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The website was attacked by malicious software.[↗](../../malicious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an accident, not a malicious act.[↗](../../malicious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The court found that the damage to the car was malicious.[↗](../../malicious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her malicious comments made the new girl cry.[↗](../../malicious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Their only neighbor was a bad and malicious badger.[↗](../../malicious/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **maliciously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Maliciously means in a spiteful way, wanting to hurt or upset someone.[↗](../../maliciously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At this Carabosse laughed maliciously.[↗](../../maliciously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy maliciously hid his sister's shoes.[↗](../../maliciously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **malignant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Malignant means evil and wishing harm to others.[↗](../../malignant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Malignant also means an illness that is growing and dangerous, such as a cancer.[↗](../../malignant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") Old use in the first sense.[↗](../../malignant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In one of the stories a malignant witch is destroyed by a kind fairy.[↗](../../malignant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch was malignant and cruel.[↗](../../malignant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a malignant leprosy in the house: it is unclean.[↗](../../malignant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.14.44, JPS 1917)[↗](../../malignant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **malik** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name).[↗](../../malik/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In Arabic, Urdu and some other languages, «malik» means «king» or «owner, master»; it is not an English word.[↗](../../malik/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend Malik plays goalkeeper.[↗](../../malik/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Malik is our new head teacher.[↗](../../malik/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Arabic, «malik» means «king».[↗](../../malik/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Malik and his sister walk to school together.[↗](../../malik/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Muslims call God «Al-Malik», which means «the King».[↗](../../malik/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Malik wrote a story about a dragon.[↗](../../malik/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **malinois** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A breed of Belgian Shepherd dog with short fawn fur and a dark face, very clever and full of energy.[↗](../../malinois/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is often trained as a police, army or search-and-rescue dog.[↗](../../malinois/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The police dog was a Belgian Malinois.[↗](../../malinois/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A Malinois needs a lot of exercise every day.[↗](../../malinois/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Malinois found the lost hiker in the woods.[↗](../../malinois/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Malinois look a bit like small German Shepherds.[↗](../../malinois/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Army Malinois are trained to parachute with soldiers.[↗](../../malinois/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour's Malinois can jump very high.[↗](../../malinois/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mall** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large building or group of buildings with many shops, restaurants and sometimes a cinema, often with a car park (shopping mall).[↗](../../mall/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) A long, wide street or path for walking, often with trees (The Mall in London).[↗](../../mall/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went to the mall to buy new shoes.[↗](../../mall/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mall has a food court and a cinema.[↗](../../mall/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If you get lost in the mall, ask a shop assistant for help.[↗](../../mall/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's meet at the fountain in the middle of the mall.[↗](../../mall/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The mall is very busy before the holidays.[↗](../../mall/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In London, The Mall leads to Buckingham Palace.[↗](../../mall/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought a book at the mall for 12 dollars.[↗](../../mall/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mallard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mallard is the most common wild duck; the male (drake) has a shiny green head, a white ring round the neck and a grey body, and the female is speckled brown.[↗](../../mallard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A mallard swam across the pond.[↗](../../mallard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The male mallard has a bright green head.[↗](../../mallard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The female mallard is brown so she is hidden on the nest.[↗](../../mallard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mallard ducklings followed their mother in a line.[↗](../../mallard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't feed the mallards bread — give them peas or oats instead.[↗](../../mallard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The steam engine Mallard is the fastest steam locomotive.[↗](../../mallard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **malleable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Able to be hammered, pressed or bent into a new shape without breaking, like gold, copper or clay.[↗](../../malleable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Easily changed or influenced by other people: «young minds are malleable».[↗](../../malleable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gold is so malleable it can be hammered thinner than paper.[↗](../../malleable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Metals are malleable, but glass is brittle.[↗](../../malleable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clay is malleable when it is wet.[↗](../../malleable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Aluminium foil shows that aluminium is malleable.[↗](../../malleable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A blacksmith heats iron to make it more malleable.[↗](../../malleable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Plasticine is malleable, so you can shape it easily.[↗](../../malleable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Young children's ideas can be quite malleable.[↗](../../malleable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested which materials were malleable by gently hitting them with a hammer.[↗](../../malleable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mallet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hammer with a big head made of wood, rubber or plastic, used to hit things without damaging them.[↗](../../mallet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A long-handled stick used to hit the ball in croquet or polo.[↗](../../mallet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (music) A stick with a soft or hard head used to play a xylophone or drum.[↗](../../mallet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad used a rubber mallet to knock in the tent pegs.[↗](../../mallet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The carpenter tapped the joint with a wooden mallet.[↗](../../mallet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In croquet you hit the ball with a long mallet.[↗](../../mallet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I played the xylophone with two soft mallets.[↗](../../mallet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Polo players swing their mallets while riding horses.[↗](../../mallet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the mallet, not a metal hammer, so the wood isn't dented.[↗](../../mallet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge in a cartoon bangs a little mallet called a gavel.[↗](../../mallet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your fingers away when someone is using the mallet.[↗](../../mallet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Uncle Remus had a board across his lap, and, armed with a mallet and a shoe-knife, was engaged in making shoe-pegs.[↗](../../mallet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mallow** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A plant with soft leaves that can be eaten, though it has little taste.[↗](../../mallow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the juice of mallows?[↗](../../mallow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.6.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mallow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **malpractice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law) When a doctor, lawyer or other professional does their job very badly or carelessly, and someone is harmed because of it.[↗](../../malpractice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Wrong or dishonest behaviour in a job, such as cheating in exams or misusing money.[↗](../../malpractice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Taking a phone into an exam counts as malpractice.[↗](../../malpractice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital investigated a case of malpractice.[↗](../../malpractice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor was sued for malpractice after the wrong operation.[↗](../../malpractice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Exam malpractice can mean losing all your marks for that subject.[↗](../../malpractice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lawyer was accused of malpractice for losing the client's money.[↗](../../malpractice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher read out the rules about exam malpractice.[↗](../../malpractice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Most doctors are very careful, and malpractice is rare.[↗](../../malpractice/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Copying from a friend's paper is malpractice.[↗](../../malpractice/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **malt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Malt is barley or other grain that has been soaked, dried and treated so that it can be used to make beer or whisky.[↗](../../malt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat and the mouse played in the malt-house.[↗](../../malt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Beer is brewed from malt and hops.[↗](../../malt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **mam** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, UK – Wales, the north of England; Ireland) Mother; another word for «mum» or «mam».[↗](../../mam/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Sometimes a spelling of «ma'am» (madam), a polite way to speak to a woman, especially in the USA.[↗](../../mam/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Mam, can I go out to play?»[↗](../../mam/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My mam makes the best soup in Cardiff.[↗](../../mam/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Me mam says I have to be home by six,» said Liam.[↗](../../mam/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our mam works at the hospital.[↗](../../mam/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Thank you, ma'am,» said the boy to the lady at the shop.[↗](../../mam/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When I fell over, I shouted for my mam.[↗](../../mam/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mama** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, child's word) Mama is a word for mother, often used by young children or in families; it is one of the first words babies say.[↗](../../mama/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, US) «Mama» or «momma» is used as an everyday word for mum.[↗](../../mama/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang) «Mama» can be a friendly or flirty word for a woman, and «big mama» means a large or powerful woman.[↗](../../mama/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (French, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian, Mandarin and many other languages) «mama» or «mamá» or «māma» also means mother in many languages, because babies easily say «ma-ma»; in Ukrainian «мама» (mama) is the everyday word for mum.[↗](../../mama/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby's first word was «mama».[↗](../../mama/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Mama, can I have a biscuit?»[↗](../../mama/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, Mama Bear's porridge was too cold.[↗](../../mama/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (Ukrainian) «Мама» (mama) means mum in Ukrainian.[↗](../../mama/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (Mandarin) «māma» means mum in Chinese.[↗](../../mama/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) He's a real mama's boy who does everything his mum says.[↗](../../mama/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Mamma mia!» shouted the chef when the pizza burned.[↗](../../mama/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend calls her mother Mama, and I call mine Mum.[↗](../../mama/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Mama purchased thirty copies of the paper, that she might cut out the paragraph and send it to friends and acquaintances.[↗](../../mama/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mamba** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mamba is a fast, very venomous snake from Africa.[↗](../../mamba/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") There are black mambas and green mambas.[↗](../../mamba/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The black mamba lives in Africa.[↗](../../mamba/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A mamba's bite is very dangerous.[↗](../../mamba/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The green mamba lives in trees.[↗](../../mamba/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mamba slid quickly into the grass.[↗](../../mamba/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Black mambas are actually grey or brown.[↗](../../mamba/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a mamba behind glass at the zoo.[↗](../../mamba/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mamma** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mamma is an old-fashioned word for mother, used by young children.[↗](../../mamma/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Also used in tales as a childlike word for mother.[↗](../../mamma/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mamma, can I have a drink?[↗](../../mamma/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grand-mamma, what great arms you have got\![↗](../../mamma/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **mammal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mammal is an animal that has hair or fur, breathes air and feeds its babies with milk.[↗](../../mammal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Most mammals give birth to live babies instead of laying eggs.[↗](../../mammal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dogs, horses and people are all mammals.[↗](../../mammal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A whale is a mammal, not a fish.[↗](../../mammal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mammals feed their babies with milk.[↗](../../mammal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The blue whale is the largest mammal ever.[↗](../../mammal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bats are the only mammals that can fly.[↗](../../mammal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The platypus is a mammal that lays eggs.[↗](../../mammal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mammals have hair or fur.[↗](../../mammal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A kangaroo is a mammal that carries its baby in a pouch.[↗](../../mammal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") 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