PAROT'ID, a. [Gr. near, and ear.] Pertaining to or denoting certain glands below and before the ears, or near the articulation of the lower jaw. The parotid glands secrete a portion of the saliva.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.