teat

noun

\ ˈtit

, ˈtēt

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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These carnivorous marsupials give birth to dozens of tiny, hairless imps—up to 50 at time—but only offer four teats in their pouches. — Brian Handwerk, National Geographic, "'Bad moms' of the animal kingdom are only trying to survive," 10 May 2019 For example, the algorithm may suggest adjusting the type of teat drip, the nutritional content of the feed or the amount of time each cow spends feeding. — Smithsonian, "This Connecticut Farm Is Milking Cows for Data," 11 July 2018 While the cows chow, a robotic arm, similar to the kind that pops quarter panels onto frames in auto factories, swerves into position under the cow’s udder, where lasers guide the gripper toward the teats to clean them. — Jason Nark, Philly.com, "Down on the farm with the robots and drones," 5 July 2018 Hold it in the non-milking hand, and, with the active hand, this: Index finger and thumb two inches above the teat, gripping it like a nipple. — Jeanette Winterson, The New Yorker, "Anyone Can Milk a Rubber Glove," 4 June 2017 The unflappable Luke Skywalker, formerly a shimmering, golden Jedi, has become an aged, crotchety beard-o who drinks green sludge from the teat of a space aardvark. — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / Arts / Film May the fourth be with you, even if the Reader's critics rarely become one with the force," 4 May 2018 The lucky ones latch onto the teat and stay attached for up to 3 months. — Cheryl Conley, Houston Chronicle, "Totally awesome opossum help us fight bugs, snakes," 20 Mar. 2018 The babies make their way to mama's pouch where only 13 teats are available. — Cheryl Conley, Houston Chronicle, "Totally awesome opossum help us fight bugs, snakes," 20 Mar. 2018 For an elephant, keepers had to trick a nursing mother into letting them stimulate one of her teats. — Serena Solomon, New York Times, "Saving Koalas, and Other Marsupials, With Milk Almost as Good as Mom’s," 24 Feb. 2018

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