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green gland

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.

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Also called antennal gland .

Origin of green gland

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby green gland

green flash, greenfly, green footprint, greengage, green gentian, green gland, green glass, Green Goddess, Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery
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British Dictionary definitions for green gland

green gland

noun

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