UDDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does udder mean? 

• UDDER (noun)
  The noun UDDER has 1 sense:

1. mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

  Familiarity information: UDDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UDDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bag; udder

Hypernyms ("udder" is a kind of...):

mamma; mammary gland (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)

Holonyms ("udder" is a part of...):

cow; moo-cow (female of domestic cattle:)

ewe (female sheep)

nanny; nanny-goat; she-goat (female goat)

 Context examples 

C. bovis is commensal to the bovine udder, but can be pathogenic in bovine and other species, including humans.

(Corynebacterium bovis, NCI Thesaurus)