Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The so-called lacrymal or suborbital sinus of some animals, as deer; the larmier.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A
cavity orpouch beneath the lowereyelid of mostdeer andantelope ; thelachrymal sinus orlarmier .
Etymologies
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tear + pit
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