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green gland

noun

, Zoology.
  1. 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

noun

  1. one of a pair of excretory organs in some crustaceans that open at the base of each antenna
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of green gland1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

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

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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