MAMMARY


Meaning of MAMMARY in English

/ ˈmæməri; NAmE / adjective

[ only before noun ] ( biology ) connected with the breasts :

mammary glands (= parts of the breast that produce milk)

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from mamma , the milk-secreting organ of female mammals + -ary .

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