green gland

American

noun

Zoology.

one of the pair of excretory organs in each side of the head region of decapod crustaceans, emptying at the base of the antennae.

green gland British

noun

one of a pair of excretory organs in some crustaceans that open at the base of each antenna

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Etymology

Origin of green gland

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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In the Decapoda the antennal gland is largely developed and is known as the “green gland.”

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The coxal glands of the Arachnida are structures of the same nature as the green glands of the higher Crustacea and the so-called “shell glands” of the Entomostraca.

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The old man continued to blow into his horn, concluding his ritornelle in three notes with a mute laugh that wrinkled the corners of his eyes and shook the green glands of his head-gear.

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The green gland and the structures associated with it in Decapods were at one time regarded as constituting an auditory apparatus.

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