salt gland

noun

a gland, located in the head of seabirds and various marine mammals and reptiles, that secretes into the nasal passages the excess salt imbibed or ingested.

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Nearby words

salt cedar, salt chuck, salt cod, salt dome, salt flat, salt gland, salt glaze, salt grass, salt hay, salt horse, salt i

Origin of salt gland

First recorded in 1945–50

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