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The Capitoline Wolf breastfeeding Romulus and Remus

Breasts are the collective term for physical protrusions of mammary glands on most mammalian species, both male and female. In most humanoid species, females have larger breasts, which causes them to be easily distinguished from males. While breasts are useless on most males, females typical can use them for breast feeding and sexual attraction. (TNG: "A Matter Of Honor"; VOY: "Deadlock")

Cultural Signifigance

Most cultures in the known Galaxy require women to cover their breasts in public, and it is considered shameful to appear in public with them exposed. The exception to this rule is Betazoid wedding ceremonies, in which all attendees are naked. (TNG: "Cost of Living"). If for some reason, a woman is made to show her breasts in public due to loss of clothing, they will typically use an arm to cover their breasts until clothing can be obtained.

Hoshi Sato covering up — Hoshi Sato covering her breasts in 2152

Such was the case when the Enterprise NX-01 was captured and impounded by Suliban Cabal. The crew used their room intercoms to formulate a plan to escape. However, the only escape route was through the air vents and Ensign Hoshi Sato was small enough to fit. When she made her way to the outside of Lieutenant Malcolm Reed's room, her shirt was caught on a hook and she tried to get free, but ended up losing her shirt while sliding through. When she opened Reed's door, she held her hands over her breasts and told him to not say anything and to fetch her a shirt. (ENT: "Shockwave, Part II")

Until the reforms of Zek, the Ferengi Females were required to not wear clothing. They were also prevented from leaving their homes, due to the taboo of a Ferengi female appearing in public nude. In order to get around this, many Ferengi females would tightly wrap their breasts, and pretend to be mail in order to aquire profit and to travel away from Ferenginar. Such was the case of Pel in 2370 who in addition to wrapping her breasts, also enhanced her lobes in order to leave Ferenginar and work at Quark's Bar. (DS9: "Rules of Acquisition")

Quark as Lumba — Quark, as Lumba, with cosmetically added breasts

Additionally, in order to fill in for the ill Ishka, working on Zek's behalf, to prove the value of females to Nilva an influential FCA commissioner, Quark goes through cosmetic surgery, and poses as a female Ferengi, Lumba. (DS9: "Profit and Lace")

Non-Mammals with Breasts

Several Reptile and Avian Humanoids have breasts. Their use is unknown, but it is possible that through evolution these species have developed mammary glands for feeding their young. (VOY: "Ex Post Facto")

Additional References

The protrusion of a man's breast was mentioned in A British Tar. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

"His eyes should flash,

and his breast protrude,

And this should be his customary attitude."

Audrid Dax (in Quark's body during Jadzia's zhian'tara) thought there was "nothing quite like" holding a baby to one's breast. (DS9: "Facets")

While on the Ba'ku planet, Deanna Troi asked Beverly Crusher if she had noticed how her "boobs" had started to firm up, as a result of the metaphasic radiation that affects that planet, to which Crusher replied, "Not that we care about such things in this day and age." - though Troi's snickering reaction suggested otherwise. Data, who overheard this conversation, repeated it to Worf. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

External link

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 ==Cultural Signifigance==
-Most cultures in the known Galaxy require women to cover their breasts in public, and it is considered shameful to appear in public with them exposed.  The exception to this rule is [[Betazoid]] wedding ceremonies, in which all attendees are naked. ({{TNG|Cost of Living}}).  If for some reason, a woman is made to show her breasts in public due to loss of clothing, they will typically use an arm to cover their breasts until clothing can be obtained. [[File:Hoshi Sato covering up.jpg|thumb|Hoshi Sato covering her breasts in [[2152]]]]
+Most cultures in the known Galaxy require women to cover their breasts in public, and it is considered shameful to appear in public with them exposed.  The exception to this rule is [[Betazoid]] wedding ceremonies, in which all attendees are naked. ({{TNG|Cost of Living}}).  If for some reason, a woman is made to show her breasts in public due to loss of clothing, they will typically use an arm to cover their breasts until clothing can be obtained.
-  Such was the case when the {{EnterpriseNX}} was captured and impounded by [[Suliban Cabal]].  The crew used their room intercoms to formulate a plan to escape. However, the only escape route was through the air vents and [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]] was small enough to fit. When she made her way to the outside of [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]'s room, her shirt was caught on a hook and she tried to get free, but ended up losing her shirt while sliding through. When she opened Reed's door, she held her hands over her breasts and told him to not say anything and to fetch her a shirt. ({{ENT|Shockwave, Part II}})
+[[File:Hoshi Sato covering up.jpg|thumb|Hoshi Sato covering her breasts in [[2152]]]]
+Such was the case when the {{EnterpriseNX}} was captured and impounded by [[Suliban Cabal]].  The crew used their room intercoms to formulate a plan to escape. However, the only escape route was through the air vents and [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]] was small enough to fit. When she made her way to the outside of [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]'s room, her shirt was caught on a hook and she tried to get free, but ended up losing her shirt while sliding through. When she opened Reed's door, she held her hands over her breasts and told him to not say anything and to fetch her a shirt. ({{ENT|Shockwave, Part II}})
 Until the reforms of [[Zek]], the [[Ferengi]] Females were required to not wear clothing.  They were also prevented from leaving their homes, due to the taboo of a Ferengi female appearing in public nude.  In order to get around this, many Ferengi females would tightly wrap their breasts, and pretend to be mail in order to aquire profit and to travel away from [[Ferenginar]].  Such was the case of [[Pel]] in [[2370]] who in addition to wrapping her breasts, also enhanced her lobes in order to leave Ferenginar and work at [[Quark's Bar]]. ({{DS9|Rules of Acquisition}})  [[File:Quark as Lumba.jpg|thumb|Quark, as Lumba, with cosmetically added breasts]] Additionally, in order to fill in for the ill [[Ishka]], working on Zek's behalf, to prove the value of females to [[Nilva]] an influential FCA commissioner, [[Quark]] goes through [[cosmetic surgery]], and poses as a female Ferengi, [[Lumba]].  ({{DS9|Profit and Lace}})