a thick liquid that is produced in parts of the body, such as the nose, by a mucous membrane a handkerchief stained with blood and mucus The frog's eggs are surrounded by a coating of jelly-like mucus.
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NAmE//ˈmyukəs//
adjective mucous glandsSee mucus in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: mucus