/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005