Definition of mammary gland Mammary gland

mam•ma•ry gland

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What does mammary gland mean?

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Noun

mammary gland - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
  mamma
  duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland a gland that secretes externally through a duct
  female mammal animals that nourish their young with milk
  dug an udder or breast or teat
  udder, bag mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
  titty, boob, tit, breast, knocker, bosom the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
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  • mammary gland
    The milk-producing organ of female mammals.

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  • Mammary glands are the part of the female body designed for the making milk for baby mammals to drink. In humans they are often called breasts.

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