parotoid

Resembling a parotid; specifically, in herpetology, noting certain cutaneous glands. See II.

noun

One of the cutaneous glands which form a warty mass or excrescence near the external ear or tympanum of some batrachians, as toads.

adjective

Resembling the parotid gland; — applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.

adjective

Resembling the parotid gland; applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.

noun

A parotoid gland.