Paroquet aukor auklet(Zoöl.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.

Parorchis
(||Pa*ror"chis) n. [NL. See Para- , and Orchis.] (Anat.) The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.

Parosteal
(Pa*ros"te*al) (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.

Parostosis
(||Par`os*to"sis) n. [NL. See Para-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.) Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.

Parostotic
(Par`os*tot"ic) a. Pertaining to parostosis.

Parotic
(Pa*rot"ic) a. [See Parotid.] (Anat.) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.

Parotic region(Zoöl.), the space around the ears.

Parotid
(Pa*rot"id) a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. para` beside, near + the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.) (a) Situated near the ear; — applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland.

Parotid gland(Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the upper jaw.

Parotid
(Pa*rot"id), n. (Anat.) The parotid gland.

Paronomasia
(||Par`o*no*ma"si*a) n. [L., fr. Gr. fr. to form a word by a slight change; para` beside + to name, fr. a name.] (Rhet.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning. Dryden.

Paronomastic
(Par`o*no*mas"tic Par`o*no*mas"tic*al) a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.

Paronomasy
(Par`o*nom"a*sy) n. [Cf. F. paronomasie.] Paronomasia. [R.] B. Jonson.

Paronychia
(||Par`o*nych"i*a) n. [L., fr. Gr. para` beside + a nail.] (Med.) A whitlow, or felon. Quincy.

Paronym
(Par"o*nym) n. A paronymous word. [Written also paronyme.]

Paronymous
(Pa*ron"y*mous) a. [Gr. para` beside, near + a name.]

1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; — said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.

2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; — said of certain words, as al and awl; hair and hare, etc.

Paronymy
(Pa*ron"y*my), n. The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words.

Paroöphoron
(||Par`o*öph"o*ron) n. [NL., from Gr. (see Para-) + an egg + to bear.] (Anat.) A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.

Paroquet
(Par"o*quet`) n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zoöl.) Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.]
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