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Teat
Projection from mammary glands from which milk flows / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the rubber mouth piece of a baby's feeding bottle, see Baby bottle. For human body part, see Nipple.
A teat is the projection from the mammary glands of mammals from which milk flows or is ejected for the purpose of feeding young.[1][2][3] In many mammals, the teat projects from the udder. The number of teats varies by mammalian species and often corresponds to the average litter size for that animal.[4][5] In some cases, the teats of female animals are milked for the purpose of human consumption.
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The quality of some domesticated animals is determined by the establishment of desired characteristics, such as teat size and placement.[6][7]