[Ads-l] Antedating of "Mammal"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Sep 12 11:43:19 UTC 2020


mammal (OED 1813)

1811 _New Annual Register_ Jan. 324 (ProQuest)  The closing volume ... embraces a variety of fossil testaceous worms, insects, and amphibials; a few birds and a multitude of mammals.

Fred Shapiro

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