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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The so-called lacrymal or suborbital sinus of some animals, as deer; the larmier.

Wiktionary

1. n. anatomy A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus or larmier.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (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.