单词 | tear-pit |
释义 | > as lemmastear-pit tear-pit n. the lachrymal or sub-orbital sinus found in many species of deer, a fold or cavity beneath the inner corner of the eye, containing a thin waxy secretion; = larmier n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > gland beneath eye tear-pit1834 crumen1875 tear-bag1893 tear-sac- 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 69/1 The possession of lachrymal sinuses, or, as they are vernacularly called with reference to the stag and fallow-deer, tear-pits,..distinguishes the greater number of the antelopes. < as lemmas |
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