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salt glands

salt glands is the plural of salt gland.

Meaning of salt gland

Noun

salt gland (plural salt glands)

  1. a specialized gland, located near the eyes or nose of certain marine animals that secretes a liquid having a high salt content; it enables the animal to drink seawater without having to eliminate the excess salt through the kidneys

Questions about salt glands

What is salt glands the plural of?
Salt glands is the plural of salt gland.

Words near salt glands in the dictionary

  1. salt garden
  2. salt gardens
  3. salt glacier
  4. salt glaciers
  5. salt gland
  6. salt glands
  7. salt glaze
  8. salt glazes
  9. salt grass
  10. salt grasses
  11. salt hay

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