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marine mammal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mammal which lives partly or wholly in the ocean, or at least is heavily dependent on the ocean for its lifestyle; such as the cetaceans, the sirenians, the pinnipeds, the sea otter, or the polar bear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sea mammal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mammal, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gjitar detar — mammal living in seawater
  • Breton: bronneg mor — mammal living in seawater
  • Breton: morvronneg — mammal living in seawater
  • Czech: mořský savec — mammal living in seawater
  • Danish: havpattedyr — mammal living in seawater
  • Dutch: zeezoogdier — mammal living in seawater
  • Faroese: havsúgdýr — mammal living in seawater
  • Finnish: merinisäkäs — mammal living in seawater
  • French: mammifère marin — mammal living in seawater
  • West-Frisian: wettersûchdier — mammal living in seawater
  • Galician: mamífero mariño — mammal living in seawater
  • German: Meeressäuger — mammal living in seawater
  • German: Meeressäugetier — mammal living in seawater
  • Greek: θαλάσσιο θηλαστικό (thalássio thilastikó) — mammal living in seawater
  • Hebrew: יוֹנֵק יַמִּי (yonéq yamí) — mammal living in seawater
  • Icelandic: sjávarspendýr — mammal living in seawater
  • Ingrian: merizveeri — mammal living in seawater
  • Italian: mammifero marino — mammal living in seawater
  • Japanese: 海獣 (kaijū) — mammal living in seawater
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjøpattedyr — mammal living in seawater
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøpattedyr — mammal living in seawater
  • Polish: ssak morski — mammal living in seawater
  • Portuguese: mamífero marinho — mammal living in seawater
  • Romansh: mamifer da la mar — mammal living in seawater
  • Spanish: mamífero marino — mammal living in seawater
  • Swedish: havsdäggdjur — mammal living in seawater
  • Welsh: mamal morol — mammal living in seawater