English
wikipedia
Etymology
mammary (adjective) + gland
Noun
mammary gland (plural mammary glands)
- anatomy A gland that secretes milk for suckle|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
Translations
<!--DefA-->milk-secreting gland
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Bulgarian: мле�ен|мле�на жлеза (mle�na žleza) f
Czech: mlé�ná žláza f
Dutch: melkklier f
Esperanto: laktoglando
Finnish: maitorauhanen
French: glande mammaire / mamelle
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Lithuanian: pieno liauka f
See also
w:mammary gland|Wikipedia article on the mammary gland
French translation : Glandes mammaires
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