udder

a mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows
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U0002800 (ŭd′ər)n. A baglike organ containing the mammary glands, characteristic of certain female mammals, such as cows, sheep, and goats.

[Middle English, from Old English ūder; see euə-dh-r̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈʌdə) n (Zoology) the large baglike mammary gland of cows, sheep, etc, having two or more teats[Old English ūder; related to Old High German ūtar, Old Norse jūr, Latin ūber, Sanskrit ūdhar]

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n. a mamma or mammary gland, esp. when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows. [before 1000; Middle English uddre, Old English, c. German. Euter, Latin ūber, Greek oûthar, Skt údhar]

ud·der

(ŭd′ər) A bag-shaped part of a cow and the females of related mammals, in which milk is formed and stored and from which it is taken in suckling or milking.

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Noun

udder - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)bagcow, moo-cow - female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"ewe - female sheepnanny-goat, she-goat, nanny - female goatmammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals

Translations

牛、羊等的乳房

udder

(ˈadə) noun the bag-like part of a cow, goat etc, with teats that supply milk for their young or for humans. The cow has a diseased udder. （牛、羊等的）乳房

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see mammary glandmammary gland,
organ of the female mammal that produces and secretes milk for the nourishment of the young. A mammal may have from 1 to 11 pairs of mammary glands, depending on the species. Generally, those mammals that bear larger litters have more glands.
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Udder

the mammary glands of agricultural animals. In ruminants and mares the udder is located in the inguinal region, between the thighs. In swine udders are symmetrically placed right and left of the white line on the belly. The udder of the cow, camel, and reindeer consists of two fore, or belly, parts and two rear, or hip, parts. Milk is synthesized in the secreting epithelium of tiny sacs called alveoli. Each cell synthesizes milk with each of its constituent parts. Alveoli, the largest of which include up to 100 epithelium cells each, are placed radially around the milk ducts. These ducts unite to form larger ones and open into milk cisterns. Milk is retained in the udder because of capillary action, as well as the presence of circular closing muscles (sphincters) in the teats. The udder is well supplied with blood, because 500 liters of blood must pass through the udder in order to make 1 kg of milk.

In heifers the glandular tissues of the udder begin to grow with the onset of sexual maturity and develop very intensely not long before calving. (In pregnant cows this is in the second half of the dry period, a month before calving.) In dairy cows the udder is goblet-shaped and set forward. It is firmly attached to the body (not hanging), and its parts are even and symmetrically placed. This kind of udder is soft, pliant, and elastic to the touch; after milking it becomes smaller and has long, twisted, clearly visible veins. The udders of sheep, goats, and mares each consist of two complexes of glands and two teats.

REFERENCE

Zaks, M. G. Molochnaia zheleza. Moscow-Leningrad, 1964. Chapter 1. [5_1570_1]

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[′əd·ər] (vertebrate zoology) A pendulous organ consisting of several mammary glands enclosed in a single envelope; each gland has its own nipple; found in some mammals, such as the cow and goat.

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noun mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

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