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mammary

mam·mary

UK/ˈmæməɹi/ US/ˈmæmɜri/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female

Origin

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

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