mammary
adjective/ˈmæməri/
/ˈmæməri/
[only before noun] (biology)- relating to the breasts
- mammary glands (= parts of the breast that produce milk)
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from mamma, the milk-secreting organ of female mammals + -ary.Definitions on the go
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