polymastoidadj.
/ˌpɒlɪˈmastɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈmæˌstɔɪd/ Chiefly Medicine and Cultural Anthropology.
= polymastic adj.
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tetramasthous1860
polymastoid1879
polymastic1891
1879 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 13 434 In the dog, which is the only polymastoid animal readily available, the position of the nipples seems to be irregular.
1939 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 60 203 The strange polymastoid statue of the Ephesian goddess.
1971 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 75 157/2 A summary of the morphological questions surrounding the polymastoid pectoral.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1879