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parotoid glands

parotoid glands is the plural 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.

Questions about parotoid glands

What is parotoid glands the plural of?
Parotoid glands is the plural of parotoid gland.

Words near parotoid glands in the dictionary

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

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