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n. - The branch of zoology that studies the warm-blooded vertebrates having skin more or less covered with hair.

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  • Nanda Devi National Park: a contribution to its mammalogy.
  • Labels: mammalogy, mammals, whales posted by Darren Naish at 12: 54 AM
  • Labels: mammalogy, mammals, whales posted by Darren Naish at 12: 05 PM
  • Labels: mammalogy, mammals, whales posted by Darren Naish at 11: 45 PM
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