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Henry's pocket

Henry's pocket noun: the cutaneous marginal pouch in the ear of an animal, especially a cat or dog.

Noun

Henry's pocket (plural Henry's pockets)

  1. The cutaneous marginal pouch in the ear of an animal, especially a cat or dog.
    • If you examine a dog's ear very gently, you will find a little fold of skin ... known as Henry's pocket1971, Olive Royston, Living Creatures of an English Home, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 64
    • [M]ites can be seen ... in Henry's pocket of the ear (especially in cats)1991, D. I. Grant, Skin Diseases in the Dog and Cat, 2nd edition, Oxford: Blackwell, →ISBN, page 44

Forms of Henry's pocket

pluralHenry's pockets

Origin of Henry's pocket

Etymology uncertain.

Questions about Henry's pocket

What does Henry's pocket mean?
Henry's pocket means the cutaneous marginal pouch in the ear of an animal, especially a cat or dog.
What part of speech is Henry's pocket?
Henry's pocket is a noun.
What is the plural of Henry's pocket?
The plural of Henry's pocket is Henry's pockets.

Words near Henry's pocket in the dictionary

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  2. Henry VIII clauses
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  4. Henry's law constant
  5. Henry's law constants
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  8. henryite
  9. henrymeyerite
  10. henrys
  11. Henryson

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