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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.
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Origin of green gland

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for green gland

green gland

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