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forum #187716 - Mammary tags discussion: (Mar. 2016)
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SHORT VERSION:
These tags need a lot of work, and probably the wiki entries as well; Since so much confusion is arising from their usage
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- Nipples are a type of teat. Usually used to refer to human papillae
- Nipples can be present, but not breasts: flat chested, teats
- Breasts are not teats in common usage. teats are usally for non-humans.
No animal tmk only has one pair of teats, especially mammals( never mind ) - Breasts and nipples are usally simutaneously present, but not always: post #854155
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Full post/discussion about this here: forum #187706
no nipples was a good way to find these, but looks like that tag was 'useless'. OH WELL. A search for breasts -nipples works fine right? Because we all know how much everyone tags that regularly
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- teats are a type of nipple, usually used for non-humans, and in >1 pairs (mammals)
- Teats can overlap with multi_nipple, and somethimes crotchboobs if on a pregnant/nursing feral (but they rarely, if ever look like rounded human breasts)
- Characters can have multiple nipples, but not all multi_nipple posts are examples of multi_breast (see examples below)
- Overlaps with teats on non-human/feral characters
- multi_breast is not related to teats, although they can share similar locations
- multi_nipple isn't always for teats (see above). The latter is usually used for non-humanoids only
- udders are not breasts. breasts are usually used for human mammaries. Bovids don't have humanoid breasts irl
- udders are not teats. They refer to the whole organ, not just the nipples. The nipples can be considered teats though
Links to Other Discussions
- forum #187583 - Regarding the "Multi_nipple" tag (Mar. 2016)
- forum #59642 - Tag alias: crotchboob, crotchboobs -> teats (Jan. 2013)
- p.forum #204871 - more examples of the differences between teats, breasts, crotchboobs, and udders
forum #20968 - Tagging of Breast Sizes - a new Forum (Jul. 2011)
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Long Version with Examples
teats (ususally referring to non-human nipples, >1 pair)
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multi_nipple - not related to breasts or udders. related to nipples and teats but not always the same as the latter
post #165486 (fish don't have teats btw)
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multi_breast - >1 pair of breasts, usually on humans or humanoids. not the same as udders, teats. Similar, but distinct from crotchboobs
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When was the crotchboob tag aliased to teats? They're not the same thing:
crotchboobs - a type of breasts. not the same as udders although they're in a similar place. not related to teats, although they share a location. THIS IS NOT A REAL THING THAT EXISTS AS OF TYPING
post #652145
post #768085
post #562625
is not the same as
post #462927 post #830740 post #108261
A good example of both in the same picture (crotchboobs on the left, udders on the right)
crotchboobs are a type of breasts:
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udders - these are NOT the same as crotchboobs (see above). They include nipples (or more aptly, teats), but not all teats are udders
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Mammary glands are modified sweat glands and are not the same as the mamillae (nipples or teats) through which most young mammals obtain the milk secreted by the mammary glands. Though all mammals have mammary glands and produce milk, not all mammals have teats. The exceptions are the two monotremes the Echidna and the Platypus.
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