Udder

Udder
Udder of a cow

An udder is an organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, especially ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. The udder is a single mass hanging beneath the animal, consisting of pairs of mammary glands. In cattle there are normally two pairs, in sheep, goats and deer there is one pair, and in some animals such as pigs there are many pairs.

Udder care and hygiene in cows is important in milking, aiding uninterrupted and untainted milk production, and preventing mastitis. Products exist to soothe the chapped skin of the udder. This helps prevent bacterial infection, and reduces irritation during milking by the cups, and so the cow is less likely to kick the cups off.

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  • udder — (n.) O.E. udder milk gland of a cow, goat, etc., from P.Gmc. *udr (Cf. O.Fris., M.Du. uder, O.H.G. utar, Ger. Euter, and, with unexplained change of consonant, O.N. jugr), from PIE *udhr (Cf. Skt. udhar, Gk. outhar, L. uber udder ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • udder — [ud′ər] n. [ME uddre < OE (rare) udr, akin to Ger euter < IE base * ūdh , udder > Sans ūdhar, L uber, udder] a baglike mammary organ containing two or more glands, each with a separate teat, as in cows …   English World dictionary

  • Udder — Ud der, n. [OE. uddir, AS. [=u]der; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. [=u]tar, [=u]tiro, Icel. j[=u]gr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o y^qar, Skr. [=u]dhar. [root]216. Cf. {Exuberant}.] 1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • udder — ► NOUN ▪ the mammary gland of female cattle, sheep, goats, horses, etc., hanging near the hind legs as a bag like organ with two or more teats. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • udder — [OE] Udder goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo European *ūdhr . This, or variants of it, produced the word for ‘udder’ in the majority of Indo European languages: Greek oúthar, Latin ūber (source of English exuberant), Sanskrit údhar,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • udder — [OE] Udder goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo European *ūdhr . This, or variants of it, produced the word for ‘udder’ in the majority of Indo European languages: Greek oúthar, Latin ūber (source of English exuberant), Sanskrit údhar,… …   Word origins

  • udder n — 1) If a cow is being fed properly but doesn t give milk, there must be an udder reason. 2) The cow was unable to lactate she stood in udder disbelief. heifer n …   English expressions

  • udder — UK [ˈʌdə(r)] / US [ˈʌdər] noun [countable] Word forms udder : singular udder plural udders the part under the body of a cow and some other female animals, shaped like a small bag, in which milk is produced …   English dictionary

  • udder — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūder; akin to Old High German ūtar udder, Latin uber, Greek outhar, Sanskrit ūdhar Date: before 12th century 1. a large pendulous organ consisting of two or more mammary glands enclosed in a common …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • udder — [[t]ʌ̱də(r)[/t]] udders N COUNT A cow s udder is the organ that hangs below its body and produces milk …   English dictionary

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