mammula

[ mam-yuh-luh ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural mam·mu·lae [mam, -y, uh, -lee].

1. a small nipplelike process or protuberance.

Other Words From

• mammu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammula¹

1810–20; < Latin: little breast. See mamma ², -ule

Example Sentences

These again had their affectionate diminutives, mammula and tatula.

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