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parotoid

parotoid adjective: of or related to the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.

Adjective

parotoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.
    • the parotoid region

Noun

parotoid (plural parotoids)

  1. A parotoid gland.

Forms of parotoid

pluralparotoids

Origin of parotoid

From parotid + -oid.

Phrases with parotoid

Questions about parotoid

What does parotoid mean?
Parotoid means of or related to the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.
What part of speech is parotoid?
Parotoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near parotoid in the dictionary

  1. parotids
  2. parotis
  3. parotitic
  4. parotitides
  5. parotitis
  6. parotoid
  7. parotoid gland
  8. parotoid glands
  9. parotoids
  10. parotta
  11. parottas

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