mammal-like
Resembling warm-blooded creatures
Mammal-like describes something resembling or characteristic of mammals—warm-blooded, typically furry animals that nurse their young.
The term appears most often in discussions of prehistoric creatures that preceded true mammals: mammal-like reptiles dominated the Permian period.
It can also describe qualities or behaviors: The robot moved with mammal-like grace.
Internally temperature-regulated
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
- placentalNourished before birth internally
- live-bearingProducing offspring not eggs
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
fleshy · bodied · limbed · terrestrial · nursing · nurturing · viviparous · homeothermic
Connecting two phases
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- primitiveIn earliest form
- derivedObtained from a source
reptilian · prehistoric · intermediate · early · basal · fossilized · Permian · convergent
Being with body like ours
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- creaturelyOf or like organisms
- sentientAble to perceive, experience
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
fuzzy · organic · living · breathing · fleshy · mortal · earthly · familiar
Supportive care-giving
- socialConcerning community life
- protectiveServing to guard
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
- playfulInclined toward fun
curious · territorial · bonding · affectionate · communicative · adaptive · intelligent · learning
warm-blooded
Internally temperature-regulated
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
- placentalNourished before birth internally
- live-bearingProducing offspring not eggs
endothermic · fleshy · bodied · limbed · terrestrial · nursing · nurturing · viviparous · homeothermic · bilateral
transitional
Connecting two phases
derived · reptilian · prehistoric · intermediate · early · basal · fossilized · Permian · convergent · analogous
humanoid
Being with body like ours
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- creaturelyOf or like organisms
- sentientAble to perceive, experience
warm · fuzzy · organic · living · breathing · fleshy · mortal · earthly · familiar · relatable
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- socialConcerning community life
- protectiveServing to guard
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
playful · curious · territorial · bonding · affectionate · communicative · adaptive · intelligent · learning · maternal