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Definition of teat
1 : the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : nipple
2 : a small projection or a nib (as on a mechanical part)
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Her foodie travelogue is careful and vivid, going well beyond flatbreads and koofteh to sheep’s feet, milk teats and rosewater.
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The platypus's milk seeps through pores in its abdomen, not through teats as in all other mammals.
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GTC Biotherapeutics, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, has mastered the art of making drugs flow from the teats of livestock.
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Origin and Etymology of teat
Middle English tete, in part from Old English tit; in part from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tit teat, Middle High German zitze
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TEAT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of teat for English Language Learners
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: the part of a female animal (such as a cow) through which a young animal receives milk
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