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parotoid

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pa⋅ro⋅toid

[puh-roh-toid] Zoology
–noun
1. Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to a parotoid.
3. resembling a parotid.

Origin:
1870–75; parot(id) + -oid
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