vocal sac

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noun

zoology either of the loose folds of skin on each side of the mouth in many male frogs that can be inflated and act as resonators

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Words nearby vocal sac

vocalize, vocal ligament, Vocal Memnon, vocal muscle, vocal resonance, vocal sac, vocal score, vocal tic, vocal tract, vocat., vocation

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How to use vocal sac in a sentence

I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
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Jessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.
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Entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa is a vocal proponent of gender diversity.
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One, from a short preview of her rehearsal performance, is that Williams certainly boasts the vocal chops to do the part justice.
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Cooke describes Joplin as being “always on the prowl and vocal about it.”
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The infant begins its vocal utterances with simple cries; only at a later age does it begin to articulate.
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The opera is too full of unnecessary incidents and details, too heavily orchestrated, and not sufficiently vocal.
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He established a singing school where he taught vocal music and published "Choral Music," a collection of German songs.
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Thus, contributions to vocal music, instrumental music and musical forms have been made by natives and residents of Virginia.
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When these additional signs were invented the vocal and instrumental notes had come to be employed together.
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