| 单词 | parotoid |
| 释义 | parotoid in British English (pəˈrɒtɔɪd) noun 1. Also called: parotoid gland any of various warty poison glands on the head and back of certain toads and salamanders adjective 2. resembling a parotid gland Word origin C19: from Greek parot(is) (see parotid) + -oidparotoid in American English (pəˈroutɔid) 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 Word origin [1870–75; parot(id) + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, billing, fifth wheel, giveaway, linkage-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: alkaloid, anthropoid, cuboid, lithoid, planetoidExamples of 'parotoid' in a sentence |
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