English Explanatory Dictionary

parotoid gland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

parotoid gland parotoid glands
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