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harderian gland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hard-e-ri-an g-land
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gland found within the eye's orbit in vertebrates that possess a nictitating membrane.

Etymology

From Harder + -ian, since first described in 1694 by Swiss anatomist Johann Jacob Harder (1656–1711).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Harderian glands (plural)

Questions

What does harderian gland mean?
A gland found within the eye's orbit in vertebrates that possess a nictitating membrane.
Where does harderian gland come from?
From Harder + -ian, since first described in 1694 by Swiss anatomist Johann Jacob Harder (1656–1711).

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