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Word: Parotoid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century. From parotis + -oid
Definition:
Either of a pair of cutaneous glandular areas which form large warty swellings behind the eyes in some amphibians, especially toads, sometimes extending on to the neck or shoulder and often producing a toxic secretion.
Word: Parotoid
Speech Type: Adjective
Definition:
Designating or relating to such a gland.
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