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mam•mu•la
(mam′yə lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lae (-lē′).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
mam′mu•lar, adj.
- a small nipplelike process or protuberance.
- Latin: little breast. See mamma2, -ule
- 1810–20