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

The spinning mammulæ are placed in pairs at the lower part of the abdomen, near its hinder end, and number four, six, or eight in different species.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearly the same intelligence respecting corn and pay was conveyed in a letter from Aulus Cornelius Mammula, the propraetor, from Sardinia.

From Project Gutenberg