Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The presence of supernumerary breasts or nipples.
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- noun The fact or condition of having more than two
mammae ornipples .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Apparently Mark Wahlberg, Tilda Swinton and Lily Allen all have third nipples, and they're not alone: up to six percent of people have some form of polymastia (latin for freakish extra boobs), ranging from a relatively innocuous nubbin to a fully-formed, fully-functional breast.
Frances McInnis: Five Conversation Starters: Boobs, Boobs, Boobs 2010
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Apparently Mark Wahlberg, Tilda Swinton and Lily Allen all have third nipples, and they're not alone: up to six percent of people have some form of polymastia (latin for freakish extra boobs), ranging from a relatively innocuous nubbin to a fully-formed, fully-functional breast.
Frances McInnis: Five Conversation Starters: Boobs, Boobs, Boobs 2010
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It will be observed that the cases are from England and New England only; if the phenomena of polymastia and polythelia occurred in France and Scotland, there are no records of the fact in the witch-trials of those countries.
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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In cases of polymastia the nipple is not always formed; the milk, when secreted, issuing from a small opening.
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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Cases of polymastia or supernumerary breasts, and of polythelia or supernumerary nipples, are constantly recorded by modern medical observers.
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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