Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Any female animal that feeds its young on milk from her own body

Correct option is C

The correct one-word substitute for "Any female animal which feeds its young on milk from her own body" is "Mammal."

• A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young.
• Example: A dog is a mammal because it gives birth to live young and feeds them milk.

Meanings of all other options:

• Vertebrate: An animal that has a backbone or spinal column.
• Parasite: An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
• Fauna: The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.