PAROTOID


Meaning of PAROTOID in English

/peuh roh"toyd/ , Zool.

n.

1. Also called parotoid gland . any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to a parotoid.

3. resembling a parotid.

[ 1870-75; PAROT(ID) + -OID ]

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