salt gland

noun

: a gland (as of a marine bird or a plant) capable of excreting a concentrated salt solution

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Recent Examples on the Web Alligators lack the salt glands of their crocodile cousins, but that doesn't seem to matter much, Nifong learned. —The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 20 Oct. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salt gland was in 1950

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“Salt gland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20gland. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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