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tearpits

tearpits is the plural of tearpit.

Meaning of tearpit

Noun

tearpit (plural tearpits)

  1. (archaic) A preorbital gland (of many species of deer, antelopes or similar animals)
    Synonyms:
    lachrymal sinus, lacrimal sinus, larmier

Questions about tearpits

What is tearpits the plural of?
Tearpits is the plural of tearpit.

Words near tearpits in the dictionary

  1. tearooms
  2. tearout
  3. tearout dubstep
  4. tearouts
  5. tearpit
  6. tearpits
  7. tearproof
  8. tears
  9. tears a cat
  10. tears along
  11. tears apart

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tearpits (page history and authors); tearpit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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