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- Dictionarymam·ma·ry gland/ˈmam(ə)rē ˌɡland/
noun
- 1. the milk-producing gland of women or other female mammals.
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A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the Latin word mamma, "breast". The mammary glands are arranged in organs such as the breasts in primates (for example, humans and chimpanzees), the udder in ruminants (for example, cows, goats, sheep, and deer), and the dugs of other animals (for example, dogs a... Wikipedia