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Answer for the clue "The small projection of a mammary gland ", 8 letters:
mammilla

Word definitions for mammilla in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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

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

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The nipple.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple , mamilla , pap , teat , tit ] [also: mammillae (pl)]

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.