Mammary
[mam-uh-ree] /ˈmæm ə ri/
adjective, Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
of or relating to the or breast.
/ˈmæmərɪ/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast
adj.
1680s, from French mammaire (18c.), from Latin mamma “breast,” probably from the child’s word for “mother” (see mamma).
mammary mam·ma·ry (mām’ə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to a breast or mamma.
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