mammary gland

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Noun

mammary gland (plural mammary glands)

1. (anatomy) A gland that secretes milk for suckling an infant or offspring.

Synonyms

• (standard): breast, dug, udder (usually referring to an animal's mammary gland)
• (somewhat taboo slang, usually used of a woman's mammary gland): boob, hooter, jug, knocker, melon, tit

Hypernyms

• gland

Translations

milk-secreting gland

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