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mammary

Adjective

mam=ma=ry

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mammary(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female;

mammary, a. [Cf. F. mammaire.].

Of or pertaining to the mammæ or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins. [1913 Webster]

mammary, adj. of the human female breasts or milk-secreting organs of other mammals.

Idiom

mammary gland the milk-producing gland of female mammals.

Etymology

MAMMA(2) + -ARY(1)

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