单词 | teat-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈteat-like ˈteat-like adj. resembling a teat in appearance or function. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > like a breast or nipple mammillar?a1425 teat-like1593 mammillary1615 mammiform1699 mammilliform1843 mammillariform1869 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 35v Who can abstaine from these two round teat-like cheeks? 1638 A. Read Man. Anat. Body of Man (new ed.) i. xvii. 170 Carunculæ papillares, or teat like fleshy substances. a1776 J. Ellis Nat. Hist. Zoophytes (1786) xv. 179 This whitish leather-like Alcyonium, is spread over rocks, with many convex teat-like figures. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 149 A great number of Lepidopterous larvæ..have between the under-lip and fore-legs a slender transverse opening, containing a teat-like protuberance. 2001 Times 6 Aug. ii. 4/3 These bottles are sold with a teat-like dispenser. < as lemmas |
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