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Henry's pocket en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology uncertain.

Meanings

1. The cutaneous marginal pouch in the ear of an animal, especially a cat or dog.
   • If you examine a dog's ear very gently, you will find a little fold of skin ... known as Henry's pocket 1971, Olive Royston, Living Creatures of an English Home, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 64:
   • [M]ites can be seen ... in Henry's pocket of the ear (especially in cats) 1991, D. I. Grant, Skin Diseases in the Dog and Cat, 2nd edition, Oxford: Blackwell, →ISBN, page 44:
   • The small folds of skin found inside cats' ears are called 'Henry's pockets' 2021 March 26, “Feline Friday Adoptable 'Cool Cats'”, in Greenville Daily Advocate, Greenville, OH, page 2:

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