digestive gland
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of digestive gland
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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It was adapted from a tuna fisherman named Joe in San Pedro and features lobster tomalley — the animal’s digestive gland — along with pine nuts and raisins.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
The mastax surround the mouth, and beneath the mastax is a digestive gland.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Well technically, it’s the tomalley—a digestive gland that’s the intestine, liver, and pancreas.
From Time ● Aug. 27, 2014
Again, do not puncture the digestive gland or ink sac during this process.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 7, 2011
The stomach is surrounded by the liver or digestive gland, consisting of two lobes which are symmetrical in the young animals, but in the adult the right lobe is anterior and smaller.
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