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paratoid gland

paratoid gland is the alternative form of parotoid gland.

Meaning of parotoid gland

Noun

parotoid gland (plural parotoid glands)

  1. An external skin gland on the back, neck, and shoulder of toads and some frogs and salamanders, which secretes a milky alkaloid substance to deter predators.

Forms of paratoid gland

pluralparatoid glands

Questions about paratoid gland

What is paratoid gland the alternative form of?
Paratoid gland is the alternative form of parotoid gland.

Words near paratoid gland in the dictionary

  1. paratitla
  2. paratitles
  3. Parato
  4. paratocarpin
  5. paratocarpins
  6. paratoid gland
  7. paratoid glands
  8. paratomic
  9. paratomically
  10. paratomy
  11. paratone

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