Associations to the word «Parotoid»

PAROTOID, adjective. (anatomy) Resembling the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.

PAROTOID, noun. (anatomy) A parotoid gland.

PAROTOID GLAND, noun. 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.