(nipple-like projection)
1nipple — n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts of either sex of mammals terminate and from which in females milk is secreted for the young. 2 the teat of a feeding bottle. 3 a device like a nipple in function, e.g. the tip of a grease gun. 4… …
2Nipple — The pigmented projection on the surface of the breast. Ducts that conduct milk from the mammary glands to the surface of the breast exit through the nipple. The surrounding flat area of pigmentation is the areola. * * * A wartlike projection at… …
3nip´ple|like´ — nip|ple «NIHP uhl», noun. 1. the small projection on a breast or udder through which an infant or a baby animal gets its mother s milk; teat: »the nipple of a mother cat. Nipples are common to all mammals. 2. the rubber cap or mouthpiece of a… …
4mammillation — 1. A nipple like projection. 2. The condition of being mamillated. * * * mam·mil·la·tion or mam·il·la·tion lā shən n 1) a mammillated or mammilliform protuberance 2) the condition of having nipples or protuberances resembling nipples * * *… …
5papilla — pa·pil·la || pÉ™ pɪlÉ™ n. nipple; nipple like projection; wart, pimple …
6papillae — pa·pil·la || pÉ™ pɪlÉ™ n. nipple; nipple like projection; wart, pimple …
7Oryzomys — Temporal range: Rancholabrean (300,000 years before present) – present Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) Scientific classification Kingdom …
8Oryzomys couesi — Temporal range: Late Pleistocene to Recent Oryzomys couesi (above) and Tylomys panamensis (below).[1] …
9Drymoreomys — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
10Marsh rice rat — Temporal range: Rancholabrean (300,000 years before present) – present Conservation status …