udder
udder — noun
- uddersingular
- uddersplural
1. the soft bag-like body part under the belly of a female cow, goat, or sheep, whe
the soft bag-like body part under the belly of a female cow, goat, or sheep, where milk is made and stored for her young
Farmer Henry gently washed each part of the cow's udder before starting the morning milking.
collocation: wash the udder
A goat with a swollen udder was taken to the village vet for treatment.
collocation: swollen udder
The newborn calf pushed its head against its mother's udder to reach the warm milk.
Grandma showed the children how to check the cow's udder for signs of infection.
The farmer's wife taught the girl how to squeeze milk gently from the goat's udder.
- teat
refers to the individual nipple-like projection, not the whole organ
- mammary gland
the scientific/biological term for the milk-producing tissue, used for any mammal including humans
- milk bag
informal term, sometimes used in farming contexts
文法句型
[animal]'s udder
udder of [animal]
用法筆記
Used specifically for farm animals (cows, goats, sheep). For humans, the word 'breast' is used instead. Each udder contains several teats — the small nipple-like parts the young animal sucks from.