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mammiform

(ˈmæmɪˌfɔːm)
adj
(Biology) having the shape of a breast
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2d) prognostic from underneath the plate; their apex mammiform, strongly up curved furnished with two dark sharp tooth these are (0.2mm) long.
Morphology and Burrowing Behaviour of Schizodactylus minor (Ander, 1938) (Grylloptera: Schizodactylidae: Orthoptera) of Pakistan
Amorphological study of Solanum mammosum and its mammiform fruit.
Placentation patterns and seed number in fruits of South American Solanum subgen. Leptostemonum (solanaceae) species
The latter were identified from small vessels with mammiform appendages (in the shape of female breasts) and large vessels used to ferment manioc drinks (50 to 80 liters).
The diversity of social forms in pre-colonial Amazonia

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