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Mammary

//ˈmæməɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). not-comparable

    "mammary arteries and veins"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

Etymology 2

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

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