Words that start with M

A mammal is a creature with warm blood, is covered in hair and feeds its babies with milk.

A man is an adult male person. Your father and your grandfather are men.

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua. It has a population of around 2.4 million.

Manama is the capital of Bahrain. It has a population of around 330,000.

Manatees, also called sea cows, are mammals closely related to the dugong. They grow to around 3 meters long, and weigh around 4,000 pounds (1,700kg). They eat plants in fairly shallow water around the coast and in rivers.

Manchester is the largest city in the state of New Hampshire in the United States of America. It has a population of around 400,000.

A mandarin is a small citrus fruit related to the orange. The skin on a mandarin is very easy to remove, and the inside of the fruit is very easy to break up into segments. Because of this, they are not very messy to eat and are excellent to take to school in a lunchbox.

Mandarin ducks are a very striking and attractive kind of duck originally from China and parts of Russia. As with most birds, the female of the species is a dull brown.

Mandrake is a poisonous plant. It has a thick root that is often shaped like a human, hence the name mandrake. There are many legends around the mandrake plant, including the myth that when you pull it up, the plant screams and kills everyone who hears the scream. Mandrake has a hallucinogenic affect and has been used in rituals and magic ceremonies for centuries.

Long hair growing on an animal's neck is called a mane. Horses, male lions and some other animals have manes. A person with a particularly large, shaggy head of hair is often described as having a mane.