Mammals (class Mammalia /mÉËmeÉªli.É/ from Latin mamma breast) are a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles and birds by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones and mammary glands.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  burgeoning(Noun) the act of budding or sprouting. 2  burgeoning(Noun) a bud or branch. 3  burgeoning(Noun) a new growth or expansion of something.  burgeoning(Adjective) that buds, grows or expands; developing.
Definition of consumerism 1: the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable; also: a preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods â¦ the contemporary marketplace is shaped solely by the craven needs of lowbrow consumerism â¦ âThomas Byrne Edsall