PAROTOID

Etymology

Adjective

parotoid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Resembling the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.

Noun

parotoid (plural parotoids)

(anatomy) A parotoid gland.

Source: Wiktionary


Par"o*toid, a. Etym: [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling the parotid gland; -- applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.

– n.

Definition: A parotoid gland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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