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Mammilla

Mammilla \Mam*mil"la\, n.; pl. Mammil[ae]. [L., dim. of mamma a breast.] (Anat.) The nipple.

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mammilla

n. (context anatomy English) The nipple.

WordNet
mammilla

  1. n. the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple, mamilla, pap, teat, tit]

  2. [also: mammillae (pl)]

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Mammilla

Mammilla may refer to :

  • Mammilla (Africa), an Ancient city and bishopric in Mauretania Caesariensis, now a Latin Catholic titular see
  • anatomical Latin for a Nipple or
  • Mammilla (gastropod), a genus of sea snails
Mammilla (gastropod)

Mammilla is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Mammilla (Africa)

Mammilla was an Ancient city and bishopric in North Africa, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

Usage examples of "mammilla".

She let hers expand and seek his smaller mammillae like creatures with minds of their own, intent on some outrageous conjunction.

The alchemy of Yrilene holds us cradled, safe for an instant, and we suck from her blood-filled mammillae to toast the deaths of murderers and martyrs.