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teat

  [teet, tit]
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–noun
1. the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
2. something resembling a teat.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME tete < OF < Gmc; see tit 2
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teat   (tēt, tĭt)   
n.  A nipple of the mammary gland; a mamilla.

[Middle English tete, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
teat'ed adj.
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Word Origin & History

teat 
c.1250, from O.Fr. tete "teat" (12c.), from P.Gmc. *titta (source of O.E. titt, see tit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: teat
Pronunciation: 'tit, 'tEt
Function: noun
: the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : NIPPLE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

teat (tēt, tĭt)
n.

  1. See nipple.

  2. The female breast; mamma.

  3. A papilla.

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Science Dictionary
teat   (tēt, tĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
A small projection near the center of the mammary gland of many female mammals that contains the outlet of the milk ducts. Each teat contains a single milk duct, while nipples each contain more than one.
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