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To be considered "meat" for the purpose of Friday abstinence the Church meant birds and land mammals, in other words whales, dolphins, and other sea mammals would be considered as "fish" for the sake of Church abstinence. Also, certain dioceses in Michigan have an historic dispensation to eat muskrat on days of abstinence from meat, although I'm not sure how popular that is nowadays.
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Is a great shark a mammal?
No, it's classified as a type of fish.
Is a mammal a horse?
It's a fish. A close relative of the pipe fish.
Why don't some people consider fish as meat?
The Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary's definition 2b. of meat: . "flesh of a mammal as opposed to fowl or fish". The Catholic Church promotes meatless Fridays but for some reason says that fish is okay. Tradition, I suppose.
In the Catholic Church is crocodile or alligator flesh classed as fish or meat for the purposes of penance on Fridays?
Crocodile and alligator flesh are classified as reptile, and are thus permissible for use during Fridays in Lent,
Is a shark a mammal and why?
No a shark is not a mammal. It isn't a mammal because it filters water through it's gill slits then oxygen is filtered from the water. To be a mammal an animal has to directly breath oxygen into the lungs.
Why should a whale not be classified as a fish?
Due to the fact that a Whaale breathes oxgen, and does not have gills, so therefore it is technically a mammal.
How are hammerhead sharks classified inthe classification of living things?
idk... its probly like a mammal, fish, etc...Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:ChordataClass:ChondrichthyesSubclass:ElasmobranchiiOrder:CarcharhiniformesFamily:SphyrnidaeGenus:Sphyrna
Bass is to fish as horse is to?
a bass is to fish as horse is to mammal
Mammal is to lungs as fish is to what?
Mammal is to lungs as fish is to gills.
What is a platyplus a mammal or a fish?
It is a mammal.
Is a osprey a mammal or fish?
Mammal
Is shark a mammal or fish?
They are, mammals breath air
